A 16-year-old suspect killed three children and a teacher at an Oregon elementary school before being shot dead by a bystander. Five people are confirmed dead, including the suspect.
The shooting occurred at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday. The suspect entered the school through a locked door and fired, killing three children aged 5, 8 and 11, and one teacher. A 7-year-old student and a 54-year-old teacher were hospitalized with critical injuries.
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said the suspect used a long gun, likely a shotgun, and was killed by a bystander who had previously been in the school. The incident has reignited debates over gun control and school safety in the United States.
The shooting has prompted calls for increased security measures in schools and further discussion on gun laws, with advocates for gun rights citing the bystander's intervention as support for armed defense in schools.