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Three children and a teacher were killed after a suspected teen shooter opened fire at a primary school.
The community in Bend, Oregon, is mourning the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School.
A gunman first struck outside the primary school shortly before 1pm local time yesterday after reports of a person in a car being shot at.
Then chilling 911 calls began to flood in, saying the shooter had entered the school, which has more than 400 pupils and over 40 staff.
Three children, aged five, eight and 11, and an adult teacher were gunned down after the suspect, believed to be a 16-year-old male, opened fire.
The suspect, whose name has not been publicly confirmed, is believed to have been neutralised by a member of the public.
A seven-year-old pupil and a teacher, aged 54, were also critically injured and were taken to a local medical centre in Bend.
Bend Police said: ‘At approximately 12:59 p.m., Bend Police responded to Silver Rail Elementary on reports of an active shooter. The first call indicated that an unknown man had shot into a car.
‘In the next minute, Deschutes County Dispatch received multiple 911 calls reporting that a person had entered the school and begun shooting.
‘Dispatch sent out an alert tone to send all law enforcement to the scene. At 1:02 p.m., Bend Police officers were on the scene. Seconds later, officers reported the suspect had been shot and killed, possibly by a bystander.’
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