5 dead in Bend elementary school shooting

[SVPete]

5 dead in Bend elementary school shooting

https://www.kptv.com/2026/10/15/bend-police-respond-report-active-shooter-silver-rail-elementary-school/

BEND, Ore. (KPTV) — Five people are dead, including the shooter, after a shooting Thursday at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, police said.

Bend Police Chief said during an afternoon briefing that the first call came from a driver at 12:59 p.m. who said someone with a long rifle had shot at him while he was in his car.
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Three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and one teacher were killed, police said. The fifth person dead is the shooter, bringing the total to five. Police said the families of all of those who died have been notified.

The suspected shooter was shot and killed by a community member who pursued him into the school, the chief said. Police identified the suspect as a 16-year-old boy from Bend. His name has not yet been released.

A "community member" took the murderer out, so no SRO. Does OR ban SROs?

Once again, anti-gun laws - schools are "gun-free zones" - did not hinder a person bent on committing murder. How unsurprising.

Had this happened in Portland or Eugene, the local prosecutor would be seriously considering prosecuting the "community member" for violating the "gun-free zone". Or if (s)he has a concealed-carry permit, revoking it. I wish I were joking.

[SVPete]

West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Let's Hear It for an Oregon Good Guy With a Gun

https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2026/10/16/west-coast-messed-coast-lets-hear-it-for-an-oregon-good-guy-with-a-gun-n4958370

He saw, acted, and ended the threat
Thank goodness some men and women in the ever-more-woke Bend, Oregon still conceal and carry guns.

If a man who saw the armed 16-year-old boy armed with a long gun shoot his way through the locked door into Silver Rail Elementary School hadn't acted immediately, many more innocents would have been killed on Thursday.

The Deschutes County Sheriffs made it crystal clear in a news conference Thursday night that the Good Samaritan heard the shooting, saw the threat, and acted to end that killer before deputies even got there.

That's the way it's done, America.

Three babies, ages 11, 8, and 5, and a teacher were killed by the 16-year-old mass murderer. Two others, a 7-year-old and a 54-year-old teacher, were critically injured and are hospitalized.

Things were horrific enough, but how many lives did that good guy with a gun save? Perhaps dozens.

My emphasis, a couple of additional details, that the school was locked and that the man who took out the murderer saw the murderer shoot the locked door open.