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  "id": 14854229,
  "title": "Three children and teacher killed by 16-year-old at Oregon primary school",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/three-children-and-teacher-killed-by-16-year-old-at-oregon-primary",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T03:01:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm89zp48k4kzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "The suspect was shot dead by a local community member who followed him into the school, said police.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Update: Three children, one adult killed in Oregon elementary school shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/update-three-children-one-adult-killed-in-oregon-elementary-school",
        "published": "2026-10-15T22:35:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "‘Multiple victims’ in Oregon elementary school shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/multiple-victims-in-oregon-elementary-school-shooting",
        "published": "2026-10-15T23:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Shooter killed at Oregon elementary school; CNN, CBS report four dead in violence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/shooter-killed-at-oregon-elementary-school-cnn-cbs-report-four-dead",
        "published": "2026-10-15T23:54:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Shooter killed at Oregon elementary school; CNN, CBS report four dead in violence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/shooter-killed-at-oregon-elementary-school-cnn-cbs-report-four-dead",
        "published": "2026-10-16T01:03:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Shooter killed at Oregon elementary school; CNN, CBS report four dead in violence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/shooter-killed-at-oregon-elementary-school-cnn-cbs-report-four-dead-14838524",
        "published": "2026-10-16T01:26:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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