# Shooter kills four at Oregon elementary school

> Community member stops Oregon shooter after killing four.
- Title: Shooter kills four at Oregon elementary school · Dawn
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: Dawn — https://dawn.com/news/2037546/shooter-kills-four-at-oregon-elementary-school-before-being-shot-dead-by-community-member
- Author: Reuters
- Published: 2026-10-16T04:50:22+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: silver rail elementary school, bend, oregon, shooter, community member, mass shooting, police, gun control, news, politics
## 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.
## Key takeaway

A 16-year-old shooter killed four people at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon before being shot dead by a community member.