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Shooter Killed at Oregon Elementary School; CNN, CBS Report Four Dead in Violence
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By Edward Smith
Published 1 hour ago on
October 15, 2026

People walk at a family reunification location at Journey Church following a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, Thursday Oct. 15, 2026. (REUTERS/Rob Kerr)

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A person with a gun opened fire on Thursday at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, wounding multiple victims, including children, before the assailant was killed, possibly by an armed onlooker, according to police.

CNN and CBS News, citing law enforcement sources, reported that one adult and three children were killed in the violence, but it was not immediately clear whether the shooter was included in that death toll.

Police in Bend, a city of about 100,000 residents in central Oregon, 175 miles southeast of Portland, said the first call they received from the 1 p.m. incident “indicated that an unknown man had shot into a car” at Silver Rail Elementary.

Police officers arriving seconds later found that the suspect had been shot dead, possibly by a bystander, police said in a statement.

Sheila Miller, a spokesperson for the Bend Police Department, told reporters investigators had yet to confirm who shot the suspect.

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Edward Smith began reporting for GV Wire in May 2023. His reporting career began at Fresno City College, graduating with an associate degree in journalism. After leaving school he spent the next six years with The Business Journal, doing research for the publication as well as covering the restaurant industry. Soon after, he took on real estate and agriculture beats, winning multiple awards at the local, state and national level. You can contact Edward at 559-440-8372 or at Edward.Smith@gvwire.com.
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