Suspected shooter not yet identified; victim identities, count undisclosed
A shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, injured multiple people, including children, on Thursday afternoon, according to the Bend Police Department.
Bend police communication manager Sheila Miller confirmed at a news conference that officers responded to reports of an active shooting at the school. The suspected shooter, who has not been identified, was shot and killed shortly after police arrived at the scene, Miller said. It was not immediately clear who fired the shot that killed the suspected shooter.
Police did not immediately confirm the number of people injured, the victims’ identities, or their ages, Miller said, though she confirmed that children were among the victims. The victims’ conditions were not immediately available.
Emergency officials were working to evacuate the elementary school on Thursday afternoon, according to the press conference.