Three children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in the northwestern US state of Oregon on Thursday (Oct. 15, 2026), police said, in which the shooter was also killed.
"The deceased at the scene include three children, ages five, eight, and 11, and one teacher," Mike Krantz, Chief of Police at the Bend Police Department, told reporters.
UPDATE: Three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a teacher were killed in a Bend, Oregon, elementary school shooting. A 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were hospitalized in critical condition. The deceased suspect was a 16-year-old Bend resident. pic.twitter.com/pOFK9G6zGd
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