Three children and teacher killed by 16-year-old at Oregon primary school
A 16-year-old suspect killed three children and a teacher at an Oregon primary school before being shot dead by a bystander. Police are currently investigating the incident, which has left the local community in shock.
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This incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding school safety and gun violence in the United States.
Figure caption, Police: Three children and one teacher killed in Oregon school shooting
A 16-year-old shot dead three children and a teacher at a primary school in the US state of Oregon before he was killed by a bystander, according to police.
The suspect, who has not been named, forced his way into Silver Rail Elementary School in the city of Bend on Thursday afternoon by shooting at locked doors, police said.
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said the teenager was shot dead by a community member who "pursued him into the school and engaged him".
The three children killed were aged five, eight and 11. A seven-year-old and a 54-year-old teacher were taken to a hospital in a critical condition, police said. It is unclear if the attacker had any links to the school.
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