Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker
Bend, Oregon: Authorities consider at the least 5 individuals are lifeless following a taking pictures at an elementary faculty in Bend, Oregon.
That’s in keeping with two regulation enforcement officers with information of the case who spoke to AP on situation of anonymity as a result of they weren’t authorised to debate it publicly. Each officers stated the demise toll was preliminary and will change.
CNN and CBS Information reported that one grownup and three youngsters had been killed, additionally citing regulation enforcement sources.
Bend police spokesperson Sheila Miller earlier confirmed the suspect was lifeless. It wasn’t clear if the suspect was included among the many 5. CNN reported that the shooter was a 16-year-old male, citing regulation enforcement sources.
Miller additionally confirmed a number of victims had been youngsters.
“We don’t have a quantity at this level. We all know youngsters are among the many victims,” Miller stated throughout a media briefing.
Authorities obtained a name a few shot fired right into a automotive outdoors Silver Rail Elementary at 12.59pm on Thursday (Oregon time) and arrived on the scene inside minutes. Additional 911 calls got here from inside the varsity, she stated.
The attacker was shot and went down inside the varsity quickly after police arrived, Miller stated. It was not instantly clear if it was by police, a bystander or self-inflicted.
Spokespeople for town and police division didn’t instantly return emails looking for remark.
Silver Rail Elementary was beneath lockdown, the Bend-La Pine faculty district wrote on Fb.
“We’re within the course of at the moment of going room by room and evacuating every of the people who find themselves in that college. … That is the type of factor we by no means wish to see occur in Bend. It’s devastating,” Miller stated, pausing to manage her feelings.
The college in Bend, Oregon, which is greater than 160 kilometres southeast of Portland, had 459 enrolled college students as of final yr, in keeping with the Oregon Division of Training. The college serves college students in kindergarten via fifth grade.
Extra to come back
AP, Reuters