The gunman was killed shortly after police received reports of a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, police said.
\n\nBend-La Pine Schools, the district Silver Rail Elementary is a part of, has a school resource officer program in partnership with the Bend Police Department and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office.
\n\nThose school resource officers cover multiple schools in localized areas, according to the district’s social media posts. The district oversees 33 schools.
\n\nIt's not immediately clear whether a school resource officer was at Silver Rail today. NBC News has asked the district for comment.
\n\nMultiple people are dead, including the shooter, according to four senior law enforcement officials briefed on the preliminary investigation.
\n\nThe ages of the people killed were not immediately known.
\n\nPolice had said there were multiple victims, including at least two who were taken to a local hospital. Their conditions were not available.
\n\nLeah Schwartz, who lives in the Old Farm District neighborhood in Bend, where Silver Rail Elementary is also located, recalled hearing gunshots this afternoon as she was on a walk with her husband and her dog.
\n\nAt 12:55 p.m., while they were less than a mile away from the school, she said, they heard…
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