A 16-year-old suspect was killed shortly after police received reports of a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, police said.
\n\nThree young children and a teacher were killed Thursday afternoon in a horrific shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and a teenage suspect was fatally shot by a good Samaritan who pursued him.
\n\nThe shooter forced entry into Silver Rail Elementary School by firing through the locked doors around 1 p.m. PT (4 p.m. ET), Bend police said.
\n\nPolice arrived within three minutes and learned the suspect had been shot and killed.
\n\nMany questions remain about the motive and how the shooter gained access to the long gun used in the attack.
\n\nThe sheriff's office in an Oregon county where nine people were killed in a community college shooting 11 years ago is offering solidarity and support to the people of Bend.
\n\n“Our hearts are with the Bend community this evening,” the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said on social media.
\n\n“As an agency and community that have experienced a similar tragedy, we stand in solidarity with the victims and their families, community members, first responders, and all those impacted by today’s incident at Silver Rail Elementary,”…
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