Father Stops Teen Shooter at Bend Elementary School, Killing Gunman
A man believed to be a student's father entered Silver Rail Elementary in Bend and killed a 16-year-old shooter who had already killed three children and a teacher.
Radio dispatch recordings reveal that a father of a student saw a 16-year-old armed teen storm into Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend shortly after 1 p.m. and immediately pursued him inside. The man fired at the shooter, killing him and halting a rampage that had already taken the lives of three children, including a five-year-old, and a teacher. Bend police entered the school only after the shooter was confirmed dead and later described the intervener as a community member who engaged the suspect. Governor Tina Kotek expressed sympathy for the father’s heavy emotional burden, and State Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson thanked first responders while condemning the senseless violence.
Why it matters
The incident shows how a civilian's rapid action can stop a school shooting, highlighting both heroism and the trauma such events cause.
How this story developed
- Oct 15 Shooter wounded multiple people at Oregon elementary before being killed by police
- Oct 16 The reported death toll has been updated from initial figures to five, including the shooter.
In this story
Related stories
5 in this thread