EXCLUSIVE: Police Report 4 Dead, Including 3 Children and a Teacher, in Oregon Elementary School Shooting

Daily SumUp · Oct 16, 2026 · 2m

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Four people, including three children aged 5, 8 and 11, and one teacher, were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, according to police.

Authorities said a 16-year-old entered the school at around 1 p.m. and opened fire. Police Chief Mike Krantz stated that the teenager forced entry by shooting at locked doors. A community member who followed the suspect into the school engaged him in gunfire, killing him before responding officers arrived, according to police.

A 7-year-old child and another teacher were also injured and taken to hospital…