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Gunman enters Bend elementary school through locked doors, leaving four dead

A suspected 16-year-old gunman fired on Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, and entered through locked doors. Four people were killed, and a teacher and a student were injured, including teacher Becky Drury, who was critically injured. The suspected gunman was fatally shot by the father of two students.

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Four people were killed at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, and the suspected 16-year-old gunman was fatally shot.

A gunman fired on Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, and entered the building through locked doors. Four people were killed in the shooting. A teacher and a student were injured, and teacher Becky Drury was critically injured by a close-range shot in her classroom.

An uninjured teacher threw a phone at the gunman and tackled him to the floor. The suspected gunman, a 16-year-old, was fatally shot by the father of two students.

An injured teacher has issued a statement describing her actions during the shooting. The available reports do not establish the exact sequence of events or how each action affected the outcome.

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Victims

Four people killed; teacher and student among the wounded in Bend

The attack at Silver Rail Elementary School left four people dead, according to reported figures. A teacher and a student were injured. The teacher, Becky Drury, was critically injured by a close-range shot in her classroom. The injuries show how close the gunfire came to people inside the school. Further details about the victims' identities and conditions have not yet been reported.

Response

A teacher's tackle and a father's gunfire feature in the attack's end

An uninjured teacher threw a phone at the gunman and tackled him to the floor, according to reports. The suspected 16-year-old gunman was fatally shot by the father of two students. An injured teacher has since issued a statement describing her own actions during the shooting. The reports do not establish the exact order of these events or how each one affected the outcome.