US School Shooting Leaves Four People Dead in Oregon

A tragic school shooting in the United States has left a community in mourning after three children, aged 5, 8 and 11, and a teacher were killed at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Police said the 16-year-old suspect was fatally shot by a community member who followed him into the school and confronted him during the attack. The incident has renewed concerns about school safety and gun violence in the country.According to authorities, emergency services received reports of gunfire shortly before 1 p.m. local time. Police officers arrived within minutes and subsequently confirmed the deaths of the victims and the suspect. Two additional people, a seven-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher, were critically injured and transported to a nearby hospital. Officials had not immediately released the victims' identities.