Shooter kills teacher, three children at Oregon school
BEND, (United States): A teenager shot and killed three children and a teacher on Thursday at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon, police said, adding the assailant was later killed by an armed bystander who pursued him into the building. Officers rushed to Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, a city of about 100,000 in the nation’s northwest, after reports of a shooter on campus on…
BEND, Oregon: A teenage gunman opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary school on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before being shot dead by a bystander. Police chief Mike Krantz said the three victims were aged five, eight and 11. Another child and the teacher remained in critical condition. Over 400 students and 40 staff members were present at the school, located about 170 miles southeast of Portland.
The community gathered in Drake Park for a candlelight vigil, expressing shock and sorrow. The police chief stated that the suspect had forced his way into the school by shooting at locked doors. As investigations continue, calls for stricter gun control laws resurfaced, with lawmakers lamenting the recurring cycle of violence.
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