Three children, teacher killed in US elementary school shooting

At least four people, including three children and a teacher, have been killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, in the northwestern United States, according to local police. The incident occurred on Thursday at Silver Rail Elementary School, located about 160 kilometres (100 miles) southeast of Portland. Bend Police Chief, Mike Krantz said the children who died were aged five, eight and eleven. A teacher was also among the fatalities. Two other victims, a seven-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher, were taken to St Charles Medical Center in Bend with critical injuries. Speaking at a news conference in the afternoon, Krantz identified the suspected gunman as a 16-year-old resident of Bend who was killed at the scene. Authorities have not disclosed the suspect’s identity.