Key Facts

• The shooting happened on a Thursday afternoon at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.
• The attacker forced his way into the school by shooting at locked doors.
• Three children aged 5, 8, and 11 were killed.
• One teacher and one seven-year-old child were seriously injured and taken to the hospital.
• A community member shot and killed the attacker shortly after police arrived.
• Police confirmed the attacker was a 16-year-old local boy but gave no more details yet.
• The first reports included shots fired into a car near the school.
• Local police are investigating the event and have not confirmed if the attacker had any connection to the school.