At least 4, including 3 children, killed in US elementary school shooting

What the report says

At least four people, including three children, were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, according to Al Jazeera’s report citing law enforcement statements to CBS and CNN. The attack took place on Thursday at the school in the northwestern US city, about 160km southeast of Portland.

Authorities said the shooter died at the scene, though it was not immediately clear whether the dead suspect was counted among the four fatalities. Bend police said they received a report of a shot fired into a car outside the school at 12:59pm local time and reached the location within minutes. Officials also said they were moving room by room to evacuate people inside the building.

The number of people injured was not immediately known. FBI Director Kash Patel said federal agents were assisting local law enforcement, while Oregon Governor Tina Kotek said she was monitoring the situation. Senator Jeff Merkley also expressed condolences to families and the wider Bend community.

The shooting adds to continuing concerns about gun violence at US schools. More broadly, such incidents often prompt local and federal investigations, school lockdowns and renewed debate over school safety, though those wider themes are general context rather than details confirmed in this case.