3 children, teacher killed in shooting at Oregon elementary school

NPR | By Arezou Rezvani,

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Published October 16, 2026 at 6:57 AM EDT

Three children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at a Bend, Oregon, elementary school Thursday. Officials say a bystander confronted and fatally shot the 16-year-old suspected shooter.

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