Three children and teacher killed by 16-year-old at Oregon primary school
The suspect was shot dead by a local community member who followed him into the school, said police.
A 16-year-old boy opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday afternoon, killing three children and a teacher before being shot dead by a bystander, according to police. The suspect forced his way into the school by shooting at locked doors. The victims were aged five, eight, and eleven, along with a 54-year-old teacher taken to the hospital in critical condition.
A seven-year-old child also survived the attack. The bystander who engaged the attacker and killed him has not been identified. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz stated that the attacker had no apparent connection to the school. Schools in Bend were closed on Friday, as the community sought time to grieve.
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