USA: Fatalities in shooting at elementary school, shooter neutralized

A mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, has resulted in fatalities and injuries, including children. The shooter was neutralized by police forces that arrived at the scene. The school was placed on lockdown, and police established a reunification center for students with their families. The incident adds to a series of school shootings in the USA.

A mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, USA, has resulted in fatalities and injuries, including children. The shooter was neutralized by police forces that arrived at the scene. Police were called following a report of shots fired at a car around 1:00 PM local time. Upon arrival, it became clear that the shooter had been neutralized, and it is possible that a bystander shot him. The school was placed on lockdown, and police established a reunification center for students with their families. A large crowd of parents gathered outside the school. Last year, the school had 459 students, from kindergarten through fifth grade. The incident adds to a series of mass shootings in US schools, including the Uvalde, Texas massacre in 2022 where 21 people were killed. The article notes that gun violence is a daily phenomenon in the USA, and that in 2025 nearly 15,000 people have been killed by gunfire, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive.