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'Multiple victims' at elementary school shooting in US city of Bend, Oregon. Suspected shooter is dead, officials say

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A teenager with a gun opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, shooting multiple people before the assailant died, possibly killed by an armed onlooker Three children and one adult have been killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, CNN and CBS News reported. “We don’t have a number at this point.

We know children are among the victims,” Communications Manager for the Bend Police Department Sheila Miller said. A shooting at an elementary school in the US city of Bend, Oregon, has left multiple victims, police said. The suspected shooter is dead, but authorities have yet to confirm who shot the suspect.

At least two people were hospitalized Thursday following a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and the shooter is dead, authorities say. "No one should have to fear violence at school." Three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, according to preliminary information from a law enforcement source.The shooter was a 16-year-old male, according to multiple law enforcement sources.The shooter had already been shot and killed inside the school when police arrived at the scene at about 1 p.m., police said.

At an earlier news conference, police said there were multiple victims, including children, did not specify a number.Its not yet known who killed the shooter, but it may have been a bystander, said Sheila Miller, spokesperson for the Bend Police Department.Medics transported at least two people to the hospital, according to police.The first 911 call indicated an unknown man had shot into a car, moments before multiple calls to police reported a person had entered the school and started shooting, police said.Silver Rail Elementary School was placed on lockdown, and the Bend Police Department set up a reunification point for student families.The FBI is on the scene and assisting in the ongoing investigation, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. We will make every resource they need available, he said on X.There have been at least 52 school shootings in the United States so far this year, leaving at least 28 people dead and 48 others injured, according to CNNs analysis of events reported by the Gun Violence Archive, Education Week and Everytown for Gun Safety. The tragedy at Silver Rail Elementary represents the 36th shooting on K-12 school grounds this year, the data shows.We are stunned and heartbroken by this senseless tragedy, said Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook in a statement.

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.City officials will hold another news conference about the shooting at 5:30 p.m. local time at the City Council Chamber, according to a city council member.A large crowd of parents and concerned community members gathered outside the school Thursday afternoon as they waited for updates about the situation.

There was a large police and emergency personnel response, including police vehicles, ambulances and a fire truck.School buses carrying students and staff members later arrived at the reunification center set up at the nearby J… Several people were believed to be dead and the shooter is dead after an active shooter was reported at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon. Children were among the injured, an official said.

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