{
  "id": 14831712,
  "title": "Oregon school shooting: Three children, teacher killed in Bend; 16-year-old shooter dead, say police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/oregon-school-shooting-three-children-teacher-killed-in-bend-16-year",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T00:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/oregon-school-shooting-latest-news-deaths-children-a-teacher-killed-in-bend-police-injured-shooter-11792111736739.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, claimed the lives of at least four people, including three children aged 5, 8, and 11, and a teacher. Another child and teacher were hospitalized but their conditions were unknown. A 16-year-old suspect was found dead inside the school when police arrived, according to Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz. A community member had pursued the shooter into the school and shot him, Krantz added. Authorities are still investigating and believe at least five people died in the incident, though this number could change. The suspect's age was confirmed as either 15 or 16, though no other details about him have been released at this time. The shooting occurred around 12:59 p.m. when police and emergency services responded to reports of gunfire outside and inside Silver Rail Elementary. The school, which serves students from kindergarten through fifth grade, had 459 enrolled students as of the previous year. The school district and police spokespersons expressed their shock and grief over the tragedy, with the district stating it was \"devastating.\"",
  "summary": "Oregon school shooting: The suspected shooter was 15 or 16 years old, one of the sources said.",
  "key_points": [
    "Three children aged 5, 8, and 11 killed in Oregon school shooting",
    "16-year-old suspect found dead inside Silver Rail Elementary",
    "Community member shot shooter, police investigating incident"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The fatal attack on Silver Rail Elementary highlights the devastating vulnerability of young students and educators to sudden, violent intrusions within the local school system.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Three children, one adult killed in shooting at school in Oregon, US media reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/three-children-one-adult-killed-in-shooting-at-school-in-oregon-us",
        "published": "2026-10-15T23:10:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "3 Children and a Teacher Were Killed in Bend, Oregon, Elementary School Shooting, Police Say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/3-children-and-a-teacher-were-killed-in-bend-oregon-elementary-school",
        "published": "2026-10-16T01:14:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Three young children and a teacher killed in Oregon elementary school shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/three-young-children-and-a-teacher-killed-in-oregon-elementary-school",
        "published": "2026-10-16T01:34:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Children Among Multiple Victims In Shooting At Oregon Elementary School",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/world-children-among-multiple-victims-in-shooting-at-oregon",
        "published": "2026-10-16T01:36:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Teen school shooter kills three children, one teacher in Oregon before being killed by bystander: police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/teen-school-shooter-kills-three-children-one-teacher-in-oregon-before",
        "published": "2026-10-16T02:21:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Three children, teacher killed in Oregon elementary school shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/three-children-teacher-killed-in-oregon-elementary-school-shooting",
        "published": "2026-10-16T02:41:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "US School Shooting Horror In Oregon’s Bend Leaves 3 Children And 1 Adult Dead At Silver Rail Elementary, Suspect Also Killed | Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/us-school-shooting-horror-in-oregons-bend-leaves-3-children-and-1",
        "published": "2026-10-16T02:59:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}