First Thing: Three young children killed in Oregon elementary school shooting
Attacker, who also killed a teacher, was shot dead by a community member. Plus, NAZA film-makers describe Israel’s attempts to retaliate Good morning. A 16-year-old shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot dead by a community member. The children killed were five, eight and 11, officials said. The gunman, who…
Three children and a teacher were killed in an elementary school shooting in Bend, Oregon on Thursday, according to officials. The attacker, a 16-year-old resident of Bend, shot and killed three children aged five, eight, and 11, before being confronted and killed by a community member. The victims were taken to a nearby church to reunite with their families, with parents holding their children and comfort items as they walked home.
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