4 killed, including 3 children, in Oregon elementary school shooting in US

A shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, left multiple victims, including children, on Thursday. US media reported one adult and three children killed. The suspected gunman was found dead, possibly shot by an armed bystander, police said.The suspected gunman was killed after opening fire at an Oregon elementary school. ( Photo- Reuters)Four people, including one adult and three children, were reportedly killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, with the suspected gunman also found dead at the scene. It was not immediately clear whether the shooter was included in the reported death toll.The incident was reported at around 1 pm local time at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, a city of around 100,000 people in central Oregon, about 175 miles (280 km) southeast of Portland.'Several KILLED' in Oregon elementary school shooting — CBS citing federal law enforcement officials Police have so far officially stated that at least 2 hospitalized, 'victims include children' Shooter killed, possibly by bystander https://t.co/N6HibVqTBr— RT (@RT_com) October 15, 2026According to the Bend Police Department, the first emergency call indicated that an unidentified man had fired shots into a car at the school. Officers arrived at the scene within seconds and found the suspect dead from a gunshot wound.Police said the suspect may have been shot by an armed bystander. However, Sheila Miller, a spokesperson for the Bend Police Department, told reporters that investigators had yet to establish who fired the shot that killed him. Emergency personnel work at the scene following a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, US. (Photo- Reuters) Miller said at least two victims had been taken to a hospital, but she did not have information about their conditions at the time. In a subsequent statement posted online, police confirmed that there were multiple victims and that children were among them.CNN and CBS News, citing law enforcement sources, reported that one adult and three children had been killed in the shooting. Authorities had not immediately clarified whether those reported deaths included the suspected gunman. Silver Rail Elementary School caters to children from kindergarten through fifth grade, generally between the ages of five and 11. The school has approximately 450 students and 40 staff members, Miller said.The circumstances leading up to the shooting, the identities of the victims and the sequence of events that resulted in the suspect's death remained under investigation.- Ends