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Teen shooter kills 3 children, teacher in Oregon elementary school before being shot by bystander

What we know

• The victims: Three children, aged 5, 8 and 11, and a teacher were killed in a shooting at the Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday. Another child and teacher were rushed to hospital with critical injuries.

• The shooter: The 16-year-old Bend resident was shot dead by a community member who pursued him into the school, police said. The shooter’s motive is currently unclear.

• School shooting surge: This is the 36th shooting on K-12 school grounds across the United States this year, according to a CNN data analysis.

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Here's what police have revealed about the shooting

By CNN staff

CNN’s Leigh Waldman outlines what we learned Thursday.

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In pictures: Bend community holds prayer vigil

By Grace Widyatmadja

The community of Bend, Oregon, held a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting on Thursday night.

Community members grieve during a candlelight vigil at Drake Park on October 15, in Bend, Oregon. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images

Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler speaks alongside Oregon Governor Tina Kotek during a candlelight vigil at Drake Park. Rob Kerr/Reuters

Messages written on the ground at the site of a candlelight vigil at Drake Park. David Ryder/Reuters

People take part in a candlelight vigil at Drake Park for victims of the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting. Rob Kerr/Reuters

Community members grieve during a candlelight vigil at Drake Park. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images

6 min ago

Recess laughter was replaced by sirens, neighbor says

By Leigh Waldman

Sierra Jordan, who works at a business less than half a mile from the school, told CNN the typical laughter of children playing outside for recess was replaced by a swarm of ambulances, police officers and other first responders rushing to the scene.

Jordan had never seen so many police officers in her life, she said, adding one of her coworkers was on a walk outside when she heard gunfire around 1 p.m. That coworker was not sure exactly how many shots she heard.

The situation is “absolutely heartbreaking,” Jordan said.

6 min ago

Bend is described as a scenic and safe city

By Helen Regan

Bend, a picturesque city of about 100,000 people nestled on the Deschutes River in Oregon, is better known for its outdoor activities and easy access to hiking and biking trails.

“Bend is a place that people move to from bigger cities. They move here because it’s relatively safe here,” former Bend Mayor Jeff Eager told CNN.

The town was named in the top 75 safest midsize cities in the country, according to a SmartAsset study earlier this year.

But Thursday’s deadly shooting isn’t the first in Bend. In 2022, a 20-year-old gunman, a Bend resident, killed two people after walking into a grocery store with an AR-15-style rifle and opening fire.

Oregon state has also seen a handful of school shootings over the past 30 years.

In 2015, a 26-year-old student killed nine people in a shooting rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg. The year before, a 15-year-old student opened fire at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, killing one student before turning the gun on himself.

In 1998, CNN reported on a shooting at Thurston High School in Springfield, where a 15-year-old killed two students and wounded 25 others before he was subdued by fellow students.

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16 min ago

Here's what we heard in emergency dispatch audio

By Amanda Jackson

Police characterized the person who killed the shooter as “a community member,” and an initial Emergency Medical Services radio dispatch indicates it may have been a pupil’s father.

“It looks like the shooter has been neutralized, possibly shot by a father at the school,” the dispatch audio said.

Officials have not specified the bystander’s connection to the school.

29 min ago

Bend-La Pine Schools had "secure vestibules" and upgraded locking system, district says

By Helen Regan

Flowers placed at a school sign behind police tape, following a shooting at the Silver Rail Elementary School, in Bend, Oregon, on October 15. David Ryder/Reuters

All schools in the Bend-La Pine Schools district are equipped with “secure vestibules” at the entrance of each of its buildings and a classroom door locking system, according to the school district’s website.

“Visitors are permitted to enter the vestibule, but must sign in with the school’s visitor and volunteer management system before being electronically buzzed through doors,” Bend-La Pine Schools said on the website.

A photo ID is needed to access the main campus, and the system allows schools to screen and track all visitors. The school district said it has security cameras installed both inside and outside of all buildings.

In 2022, schools in the district began receiving new door locks as part of a multi-million dollar upgrade that allow “anyone inside the classroom to turn the lock and secure the classroom” and is designed to “increase the timeliness and ease of a classroom lockdown.”

Police said the Silver Rail Elementary School gunman forced his way into the school by shooting at locked doors, but it’s unclear how far he made it into the building, according to Chief Mike Krantz of Bend Police Department.

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49 min ago

Bend community holds emotional candlelit prayer vigil

By Helen Regan

KPTV

Members of the Bend community gathered in a local downtown park Thursday evening for a prayer vigil to support and grieve for those impacted by the school shooting.

A large crowd of mourners held candles and hugged one another as they listened to prayers, music and community leaders in an emotional vigil.

49 min ago

This is the 36th shooting on K-12 school grounds this year

By Emma Tucker and Helen Regan

School buses are lined up outside Silver Rail Elementary school, where a shooting took place, on October 15, in Bend, Oregon. Joe Kline/AP

The Silver Rail Elementary tragedy is the 36th shooting on K-12 school grounds this year in the United States, according to CNN’s analysis of multiple databases, including the Gun Violence Archive.

There have been several shootings at elementary and middle schools in recent years, including the deadly mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School last year and the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

As school shootings have increased nationwide in recent years, they have become more common at homecoming and football-related events, too, according to a CNN analysis.

Here are the facts about school shootings in the United States.

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59 min ago

"No telling how many casualties" if shooter wasn't stopped, CNN analyst says

By CNN staff

“As a country, we, we still lack the courage to do anything to try to prevent these things from occurring. And it’s going to happen again,” CNN’s Senior Law Enforcement Analyst Charles Ramsey said.

CNN Senior Law Enforcement Analyst Charles Ramsey weighs in on Bend shooting

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A timeline of how the shooting unfolded

By Helen Regan

Police tape is placed outside Silver Rail Elementary school, where a shooting took place, on Thursday in Bend, Ore. Joe Kline/AP

Police are investigating why a 16-year-old entered an elementary school in Bend, Oregon on Thursday with a long gun and began shooting, killing three children and one teacher.

Here’s a timeline of how the attack unfolded, according to Bend Police Department chief Mike Krantz:

• 12:59 p.m.: The first 911 call is received. It’s from someone in a vehicle reporting being shot at multiple times by an individual with a long gun. The call indicated an “unknown man had shot into a car.” Moments later, dispatch receive dozens of calls reporting that a person had entered the Silver Rail Elementary School and started shooting.

• 1 p.m.: Dispatch use a tone to alert all law enforcement.

• 1:01 p.m.: Police direct the school to go into lockdown.

• 1:02 p.m.: Police arrive on the scene and report that the suspect has been shot by a community member. The bystander saw the shooter enter the school and followed him in before engaging him in gunfire and killing him. Police entered the building and confirmed the suspect is dead. Officers then clear the school and give emergency aid to the casualties. Police confirm four dead, including three children and one teacher

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