Four killed in Oregon elementary school shooting, including three children aged 5 to 11

By Sertac Aktan Published on 16/10/2026 - 5:23 GMT+2 Share Comments Add Euronews on Google Share Facebook Twitter Flipboard Send Reddit Linkedin Messenger Telegram VK Bluesky Threads Whatsapp A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three children aged 5, 8 and 11, and a teacher. The suspect was found dead, while another child and a teacher were critically injured. A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, in the United States, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The three children killed were aged 5, 8 and 11. Authorities found the suspect dead inside the school minutes after the shooting was first reported. Another child, 7, and a teacher, 54, were injured and taken to a hospital in critical condition. Police say the attacker forced his way into the school by shooting at locked doors. A Bend police spokesperson said he was shot and went down inside the school shortly after officers arrived. Go to accessibility shortcuts Share Comments Add Euronews on Google Read more Pakistan: Classrooms reduced to rubble in deadly school disaster, at leat 32 pupils killed 'Our future is being robbed': Greta Thunberg joins France student protests against school conditions Headmaster and teacher shot at French school as 14-year-old teen arrested, police say USA school violence shooting news Comments