Tragedy in Oregon: Three children and a teacher die in school shooting perpetrated by a 16-year-old
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A new day of mourning shakes the school community in the United States after the deaths of three children, aged 5, 8, and 11, were confirmed, as well as that of a teacher, following a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in the city of Bend, located southeast of Portland, Oregon.
The attacker, identified as a 16-year-old, forced his way into the school by firing at the access doors.
The alert was raised shortly before 1:00 p.m., when witnesses reported that an individual armed with a long gun had fired at a vehicle outside the educational center. Moments later, the attacker entered the facility, where nearly 450 students from kindergarten through fifth grade were enrolled.
According to the report from Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz, in addition to the four fatalities, another 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were seriously injured and were transported in critical condition to St. Charles Bend hospital.
The attacker died inside the school facilities after being confronted and neutralized by an armed bystander who pursued him into the school after witnessing the initial attack.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek deeply lamented the event and called for solidarity with the affected families, while the Bend-La Pine school district announced the temporary closure of its centers and the cancellation of extracurricular activities.
Local authorities and federal agencies continue to conduct forensic investigations and analyze the young attacker's background to determine the motives for the attack.
Senator Ron Wyden expressed on his X account his solidarity with the shooting victims and their families. "My heart is with the victims of the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School and with their loved ones, who are now facing the consequences of another school shooting in the United States."
Wyden also called for measures against gun violence: "once again, we must ask ourselves how many more schools must suffer a shooting before Republicans agree to act to curb gun violence."