3 children, 1 adult killed in Oregon school shooting, sources say

Key points

• Three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.
• The 16-year-old suspect was shot and killed, possibly by a bystander, police said.
• Bend-La Pine Schools canceled all classes and athletic events on Friday.

At least three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, multiple law enforcement sources told CBS News. The suspect, who was 16 years old, was shot and killed, law enforcement sources said.

Bend Police communications manager Sheila Miller said at a news conference that at least two people were taken to St. Charles Medical Center and that "the victims include children." The total number of victims was not clear, Miller said.

What police said

Police received a call about a man shooting into a car just before 1 p.m. local time, Miller said. About a minute later, multiple 911 calls reported that the person had entered the school and started shooting, police said in a statement.

Police arrived within 3 minutes and quickly reported that the shooter was dead. Miller said it was not clear who shot and killed the suspect, saying it "may have been a bystander." No further information on the suspect was provided.

We are stunned and heartbroken by this senseless tragedy.

— Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook

School and community response

Police were evacuating classrooms at Silver Rail Elementary and said there would be a large law enforcement presence at the school and a church being used as a reunification area for families "for the foreseeable future."

Bend-La Pine Schools said all schools in the district would cancel classes and athletic events on Friday. Superintendent Steven Cook said, "We are stunned and heartbroken by this senseless tragedy."