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A compassionate teacher and her young students: What we know about the victims of the Bend school shooting
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The three children and a teacher shot to death at Silver Rail Elementary School in central Oregon were in a classroom dedicated to students with special needs – an environment that’s supposed to be nurturing, safe and supportive.
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Local medics have transported at least two people to the hospital and the school was placed in lockdown. The suspected shooter has not been identified so far.
A shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, has left multiple victims, including children, police said. The shooter was shot and killed inside the school, possibly by a bystander. The shooting happened Thursday afternoon at Silver Rail Elementary School.
Police are responding to reports of an active shooter at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, according to local authorities. The school is on lockdown, and families are being directed to a reunification site. The Bend Police Department announced the response shortly after 1 p.m.
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An active shooter has been reported Thursday at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, according to school district officials. Silver Rail Elementary School was placed on lockdown, and the Bend Police Department set up a reunification point for student families.
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An active shooter has been reported Thursday at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, according to school district officials. Silver Rail Elementary School was placed on lockdown, and the Bend Police Department set up a reunification point for student families.
Bend police responded to Silver Rail Elementary School for an active shooter report, where three children and an adult were killed. The suspected gunman was shot dead.
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Police said Thursday they were responding to a report of an active shooter at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon. It was not immediately clear if anyone had been injured. Spokespeople for the city and for the City of Bend Police Department did not immediately return emails seekin…
Authorities believe at least five people are dead following a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon. That’s according to two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the case who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it pu…
Authorities say a 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher. He was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz says authorities found the suspect dead inside the school minutes after the sho…
Authorities say a 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school.
Three children ages 5, 8 and 11 and a teacher were killed in a Thursday shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, police said. The 16-year-old shooter was killed by a community member who followed him into the school, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said.
