Man who shot alleged gunman at Oregon school shooting has been identified by his mother
One adult and three children were killed and one child and one adult were taken to hospital after a sixteen-year-old gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon on Thursday. When police arrived at Silver Rail Elementary School around 1pm local time, the teenaged shooter was already dead, having been killed by 'a of the community' said police. Initial police reports to CNN included a 911 call describing ‘an unknown man firing into a car’, before several calls were received telling police an individual had entered the school and opened fire. The school was placed on lockdown, and a reunification point was established for families. Police have not yet released the identity of the suspect. During a press conference held shortly after the shooting, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz confirmed three children aged 5, 8 and 11 had been killed alongside one teacher. "One seven year-old child and one 54 year-old teacher were transported to St Charles Bent Hospital with critical injuries," he said. He continued: "The suspect had been shot by a community member who had seen the suspect enter the school and pursued him into the school and engaged him. "Our officers entered the building and confirmed the suspect was dead." NBC interviewed Leah Schwartz, who lives in the nearby Old Farm District in Bend, where Silver Rail Elementary is located. She described hearing shots fired: “They were spaced out, which made us question whether it was gunshots or someone doing construction." The FBI Portland Bureau has sent agents to the scene of the shooting to assist local police in the investigation, confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel on X. He said: "We will make every resource they need available.” . @FBIPortland is on the scene and assisting our local partners in the investigation regarding an earlier…
One adult and three children were killed and one child and one adult were taken to hospital after a sixteen-year-old gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon on Thursday.
When police arrived at Silver Rail Elementary School around 1pm local time, the teenaged shooter was already dead, having been killed by 'a of the community' said police.
Initial police reports to CNN included a 911 call describing ‘an unknown man firing into a car’, before several calls were received telling police an individual had entered the school and opened fire.
The school was placed on lockdown, and a reunification point was established for families. Police have not yet released the identity of the suspect.
During a press conference held shortly after the shooting, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz confirmed three children aged 5, 8 and 11 had been killed alongside one teacher.
"One seven year-old child and one 54 year-old teacher were transported to St Charles Bent Hospital with critical injuries," he said.
He continued: "The suspect had been shot by a community member who had seen the suspect enter the school and pursued him into the school and engaged him.
"Our officers entered the building and confirmed the suspect was dead."
NBC interviewed Leah Schwartz, who lives in the nearby Old Farm District in Bend, where Silver Rail Elementary is located.
She described hearing shots fired: “They were spaced out, which made us question whether it was gunshots or someone doing construction."
The FBI Portland Bureau has sent agents to the scene of the shooting to assist local police in the investigation, confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel on X.
He said: "We will make every resource they need available.”
. @FBIPortland is on the scene and assisting our local partners in the investigation regarding an earlier shooting at a local school. We will make every resource they need available.
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook said in a statement: “We are stunned and heartbroken by this senseless tragedy.
“We extend our deepest sympathy to the families and to everyone affected by this violence. No words can adequately express the grief our community is experiencing.”
Parents and worried members of the community gathered around the school in large numbers waiting for an update from authorities on Thursday afternoon.
A large law enforcement presence is at the scene at Silver Rail Elementary, where up to 450 children attend with a staff of over 40 people.
Miller said, “We’re in the process at this time of evacuating, going room by room, and evacuating each of the people who are in that school.”
From there, people in the school will be taken by bus to the reunification center.
BREAKING | BEND, OREGON: Initial reports from police scanner traffic suggest a father at Silver Rail Elementary School may have shot and killed the suspected gunman. If confirmed, his actions may have saved lives. Authorities have not yet verified these details.
Witnesses told CNN of the large police and ambulance presence. A fire truck was also reportedly in attendance.
The St. Charles Health System where two injured people were taken, issued a statement.
“Our hearts are with the affected families, our community and the first responders,” it said.
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Gov. Tina Kotek wrote on her Facebook page she is " closely monitoring the situation at Silver Rail Elementary."
"I am grateful to the first responders who are on the scene. I will share as I learn more," she wrote.
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