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Overview
- The attack, which occurred Thursday, Oct. 15, began when a 16-year-old fired at a vehicle and then shot at locked classroom doors to gain entry to Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon.
- Three children aged 5, 8 and 11 and one teacher were confirmed dead and several others were wounded, including a 7-year-old student and a 54-year-old teacher hospitalized with serious injuries.
- A community member who saw the suspect enter the school pursued and shot him inside the building; police arrived within minutes and later confirmed the shooter was dead.
- Students were put in lockdown, escorted by police to an off-site reunification point at Journey Church, and the Bend-La Pine district closed schools the following day while investigators collect evidence and interview witnesses.
- Officials say the investigation is active and the motive remains unknown, a development that is renewing local calls for reviews of school security and national debate over gun access and prevention measures.