Shooter kills four at Oregon elementary school
Community member stops Oregon shooter after killing four.
In brief
Community member stops Oregon shooter after killing four. A 16-year-old shooter killed four people at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon before being shot dead by a community member. Originally reported by Dawn.
Shooting at Silver Rail Elementary
A 16-year-old shooter entered Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon by firing through locked doors.
Four killed, two critical injuries
The dead were children aged 5, 8 and 11 and one teacher. A 7-year-old student and a 54-year-old teacher were hospitalized with critical injuries.
Community member intervenes
Police confirmed a community member pursued the shooter into the school and shot him dead.
Oregon Governor's statement
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek thanked the community member for 'heroically intervening to stop further loss of life'.
School shooting history
School shootings have become a recurring feature of American life, including Columbine High School in 1999, Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2:18, and Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas…
Police training
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said every officer went through a full day of active shooter training in August.
Location details
Bend is a city of about 100,000 people in rural central Oregon, 175 miles southeast of Portland, adjacent to the Deschutes National Forest.
School details
Silver Rail Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade, ages 5 to 11, with about 450 students and 40 staff members.
Gun control advocate reaction
Gun control advocate Gabrielle Giffords, a former congresswoman who survived a mass shooting in 2011, said she was 'heartbroken' by the shooting in Bend.
Emergency response timeline
Emergency responders received a call at 12:59 p.m. PDT (1959 GMT) from a person in a vehicle reporting being shot at multiple times by someone with a long gun.
Law enforcement actions
Law enforcement directed the school to go into lockdown after receiving dozens of calls that the shooter had entered the school.
Shooter's fate
Officers arrived at 1:02 p.m. and confirmed the shooter was dead after being shot by a community member.
In short
A 16-year-old shooter killed four people at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon before being shot dead by a community member.
