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- Oct. 15, 5:17 PM to Oct. 15, 7:30 PM PT
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A community member pursued the shooter into Silver Rail Elementary School and killed him, authorities said, according to The Associated Press.
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said the three children killed were ages 5, 8 and 11, AP reported. Another child and a teacher were wounded and taken to a hospital, Krantz said. Police previously said investigators had not confirmed who shot the suspect.
Sources: AP
On Oct. 15, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said a 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher wounded in the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting were taken to a hospital in critical condition, The Associated Press reported.
Krantz said three other children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a teacher were killed in the shooting at the elementary school in Bend, according to AP.
Sources: AP
Bend-La Pine Schools will make counseling available Friday, Oct. 16, at Central Library in Bend for anyone in the community who needs it, KTVZ reported.
The district announced the counseling following the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, according to KTVZ. The district has canceled Friday’s classes, activities and athletic events at all its schools in response to the shooting.
Sources: KTVZ
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek speaks and says lives have been "forever changed".
On Oct. 15, Bend-La Pine Schools canceled all classes, activities and athletic events for Friday, Oct. 16, following the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting, the district said in an announcement carried by KTVZ.
“Our immediate priorities are caring for our students and staff and assisting law enforcement and emergency responders,” Superintendent Steven Cook said, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting. Cook described the district as “stunned and heartbroken” by the shooting, OPB reported.
Sources: KTVZ, 3 children among the dead after shooting at Bend elementary school
Suspect dead in Oregon school shooting; reports say three children and an adult killed
A shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, left multiple victims and the suspect dead; police had not confirmed a death toll.
On Oct. 15, Bend police said the suspected shooter at Silver Rail Elementary School had been shot and killed, possibly by a bystander.
The department said officers arrived at 1:02 p.m. and reported the suspect’s death seconds later. Police spokesperson Sheila Miller said investigators had not confirmed who shot the suspect.
Police said the first emergency call, at 12:59 p.m., reported a man shooting into a car. Additional callers reported that someone had entered the school and begun shooting, according to the department.
Sources: Active Shooter Incident At Silver Rail Elementary School, 3 children, shooter dead after shooting at Bend elementary school
Children among victims in Oregon school shooting; four reported killed
A shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, left multiple victims; police said the suspected shooter was killed inside the school.
