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  • 2h ago

    Shooting at Oregon elementary school kills three children and a teacher; suspect shot dead

    Police in Bend, Oregon, said a 16-year-old suspect who entered Silver Rail Elementary School on Thursday, 15 October, was already dead when officers arrived. Two more people, a 7-year-old pupil and a 54-year-old teacher, remain in critical condition.

  • 9h ago

    Shooting at Bend, Oregon elementary school kills three children and a teacher

    Police say a 16-year-old opened fire inside Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend on 15 October, local time. A bystander shot him dead before officers arrived at the building.

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