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Breaking: Bend school shooting: police say three children and a teacher killed
Three children and a teacher were killed at Silver Rail Elementary, the Bend police chief said, according to AP. The suspect also died.
By NewsCubby Editorial Desk · Published · Updated
Latest confirmed report
BEND, Oregon — Three children and a teacher were killed at Silver Rail Elementary School on Thursday, October 15, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said, according to the Associated Press. The suspect also died. OPB separately reports the same victim breakdown, attributing it to police.
This confirmed account replaces the preliminary death-count reporting in our earlier coverage.
Police response
Bend police responded to a reported active shooter at the school. Their initial written statement described a large emergency response and asked people to stay away from the area.
“Please avoid the area.” — Bend Police Department, written statement
The school's official website lists its campus at 61530 SE Stone Creek Lane. Silver Rail is part of Bend-La Pine Schools.
Reporting and updates
NewsCubby is reporting information attributed to AP, OPB and the official statements linked in the Sources section. We have not conducted interviews at the scene. We will distinguish confirmed information from preliminary reports and will not present unverified social-media allegations as fact.
Earlier coverage — superseded
Our initial report was published at 5:41 p.m. Eastern on October 15. A 7:46 p.m. update cited AP's preliminary report of five people believed dead and noted that it was unclear whether that number included the suspect. The later police-confirmed account above supersedes that preliminary description. The original publication time remains unchanged; the page's Updated time records this revision.
Social image credit: UpdateNerd / Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Downtown Bend, July 27, 2022. This archival city photo does not show the school or the shooting.