The police chief of Bend, Oregon, identified the shooter as a 16-year-old boy who was killed by a passerby at school. At least four people were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Oregon, part of the northwestern United States, according to local authorities. Thursday’s shooting took place at Silver Rail Elementary School in the city of Bend, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Portland. dead: they were five, eight and 11 years old, according to Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz. A teacher also died. Additionally, a seven-year-old boy and a 54-year-old teacher were transported to St Charles Medical Center in Bend with critical injuries. At an afternoon news conference, Krantz identified the alleged shooter as a 16-year-old Bend resident, who died at the scene. The suspect has not yet been identified. “What the initial investigation shows is that the shooter had forced his way into the school by shooting into closed doors,” Krantz said. He added that investigators were still determining whether the suspect had ever attended the school. Emergency services began receiving calls for help at around 12:59 local time (19:59 GMT), with “dozens” of additional calls in the following minutes. The first call, Krantz explained, came from “a person in a vehicle who reported being shot several times by a person with a long gun.” The primary school closed at 1:01 p.m. (20:01 GMT) and officers arrived at the scene shortly after. “Moments later, an officer reported that a suspect had been shot by a community member who had seen the suspect enter the school and chased him into the school and confronted him,” Krantz said. “Our officers entered the building and confirmed that the suspect was dead. They cleared the school to ensure there were no additional threats and then provided emergency aid to the victims.” More information will be made public in the coming days. The victims’ families have been notified of the attack. Police evacuated every classroom in the school, and students and staff were bussed to a nearby church where they could reunite with loved ones. “This is the type of thing we never want to happen in Bend. It’s devastating,” Sheila Miller, communications manager for the Bend Police Department, said Thursday. Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), said in a social media post that the agency was on the scene assisting local authorities in the investigation. make available all the resources they need,” she wrote. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek asked Oregonians to come together to support each other in their grief. “All Oregonians mourn this loss today. This is a horrible day. No parent should have this kind of day, and no community should have to live this kind of day,” Kotek said. He also addressed the anonymous bystander who confronted the shooter. “To the community member who heroically intervened to stop further loss of life, your actions carry a heavy emotional burden, and I just want you to know that my thoughts are with you too.” Jeff Merkley, who represents Oregon in the U.S. Senate, was among the political leaders who offered condolences following the shooting. “My heart goes out to the community. of Bend and with all affected students and families. “No one should be afraid of violence at school,” he wrote in a post on the social media platform This year, thirty-four people have died as a result.
