Four reported dead in Oregon elementary school shooting, suspect killed
ONE adult and three children were reported killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Oregon, US on Thursday, as police said the suspect had also died. The reported death toll, according to law enforcement sources, had not been independently con...
Authorities believe at least five people are dead following a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, according to Japan Today. Jerusalem Post, CBS News, and ABC News AU reported that three children and one adult were killed. South China Morning Post noted that at least two people were hospitalized following the incident.
The shooter opened fire at the school and was shot dead. Sheila Miller, communications manager for the Bend Police Department, stated that police received reports of a shooter firing at a vehicle and arrived on campus within minutes, at which time the suspect went down almost immediately. Miller said she did not have information regarding who shot the suspect and noted it may have been a bystander.
Silver Rail Elementary serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade and has approximately 450 students and 40 staff members. Following the shooting, the Bend-La Pine school district placed the school under lockdown to begin evacuating people from the building.
Brief written by urgent.news from Japan Today, Jerusalem Post, CBS News, ABC News AU, South China Morning Post — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
