Crime & Justice
Multiple injured in Oregon elementary school shooting; gunman dead
October 15, 2026 at 10:26 PM · Updated 19h ago
7 reports · 3 in Arabic, 4 in English · over 5 hours
A gunman opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, wounding multiple people including children before being killed.
- Bend police spokesperson Sheila Miller confirmed the suspected gunman was killed in the school, with his identity unknown.
- A shot was fired into a car around 12:59pm, and police arrived at about 1:02pm, Miller said.
- At least two people have been hospitalized, and authorities said children were among the victims.
- Governor Tina Kotek said she was monitoring the situation, while FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the FBI is assisting the investigation.
- Officials reported that several people, including children, were killed in the shooting, not just wounded.
- The person who killed the suspected gunman may have been a passerby, authorities said, though the identity remains unconfirmed.
- Law enforcement officials cited by the Associated Press said five people were killed in the shooting, including the attacker.
- Students were transported by buses to another location to be reunited with their families.
- Officials now report at least four people, including three children, were killed in the shooting at the Bend, Oregon school.
- Authorities said the school is located about 160 km southeast of Portland, Oregon.
- The 16-year-old gunman forced his way into the school by firing at locked doors, police said.
- An armed community member who followed the gunman into the school killed him, authorities said.







