Oregon School Shooting Leaves 4 Dead, Suspect Killed
A shooting at Oregon’s Silver Rail Elementary School has left three children and one adult dead, with the suspect killed by a bystander.
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A shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon has left three children and one adult dead, with the suspect killed by a bystander. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon, when police received reports of an active shooter at the school.
Incident Details
According to the Bend Police Department, the first call indicated that an unknown man had shot into a car. Within a minute, multiple 911 calls reported that a person had entered the school and begun shooting. Dispatch sent out an alert tone to send all law enforcement to the scene.
At 1:02 p.m., Bend Police officers arrived at the scene. Seconds later, officers reported the suspect had been shot and killed, possibly by a bystander. Multiple X accounts have reported that an armed bystander killed the shooter and stopped the massacre, but police have not yet definitively confirmed this detail.
BREAKING: Three children and one adult are dead following an elementary school shooting in Oregon, federal law enforcement sources tell Fox News. The shooter is also dead, and two additional people are hospitalized with injuries. Read more about the deadly shooting and how authorities are responding: https://t.co/pNWa8nk67V
USA Today reported that a bystander who was legally carrying a concealed firearm identified and followed the 16-year-old shooter, ultimately killing him. The outlet also reported that the shooter had a shotgun, and that the two hospitalized victims are a child and an adult. The New York Post, however, said both hospitalized victims were children. USA Today did acknowledge that the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office would not confirm all of the details the outlet reported.
I would not be surprised if the father at Bend, Oregon that took out the school shooter will be charged with bringing a gun onto campus. This is how crazy Oregon is. https://t.co/rDKWhgBLVv
The police have not released a name for the suspect. This is a developing story, and more details will become available as police investigate the case further.
Source: PJ Media
