Police tape is placed outside Silver Rail Elementary school, where a shooting took place, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026 in Bend, Ore. (AP Photo/Joe Kline)
3 children and a teacher were killed in Bend, Oregon, elementary school shooting, police say
Oct 15, 2026 | 3:25 PM
-
Share on Facebook
-
Share on Bluesky
-
Share on X
- Copy Link
BEND, Ore. (AP) — A 16-year-old shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher and wounding two other people before he was killed by a community member who pursued him into the school, authorities said.
The three children were aged 5, 8 and 11. Another child and teacher were injured and taken to the hospital, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said.
The first 911 call came around 1 p.m. from 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, Bend police spokesperson Sheila Miller earlier said. Police arrived on scene within minutes.
