What changed
A 16-year-old fatally shot three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday afternoon. The children were five, eight and 11; a seven-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were critically injured.
Police said the suspect forced his way through locked doors by firing at them. A bystander pursued and shot him dead around 13:02, minutes after the first emergency call at 12:59.
Why it matters
The attack unfolded with extraordinary speed: reports first described gunfire into a car, then a flood of 911 calls from the school. By the time local law enforcement arrived, the suspect had been killed by a community member who had followed him inside.
That leaves two immediate realities for Bend. Families are grieving four deaths, while the surviving child and teacher remain in critical condition. Investigators are also still working to establish whether the teenager had any connection to the school and where the weapon came from. Those answers could shape what happens next, but they are not yet known.
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