3 children, teacher killed in Oregon school shooting; shooter dead
A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school, authorities said.
Authorities found the suspect dead inside the school minutes after the shooting was first reported, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said.
The three children killed were aged 5, 8 and 11.
Another child, 7, and a teacher, 54, were injured and taken to a hospital in critical condition, Krantz said.
The attacker, identified as a Bend resident, forced his way into the school by shooting at locked doors, police said.
He was shot and went down inside the school shortly after officers arrived, police spokesperson Sheila Miller said.
The first 911 call came just before 1 pm from a person in a vehicle outside Silver Rail Elementary who reported being shot at by someone with a long gun, Krantz said.
Further 911 calls came from inside the school, and officers arrived on scene within ...
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