Four Killed in Shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend

Bend, OR, October 15, 2026 —

An active shooter incident at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, left three students and a teacher dead. The teenage gunman was also killed by a bystander, according to the available account of the incident.

The deaths have caused widespread shock and confusion throughout the community. The information provided does not identify the students, teacher, gunman or bystander, and does not say when the incident occurred.

Many details about the shooting remain unavailable. No information was provided about how the incident unfolded, the circumstances in which the bystander killed the gunman, or whether anyone else was injured. The account also does not state whether authorities have identified a motive or describe any response by law enforcement or school officials.

There is no information provided about the status of the school following the incident, or about support for students, families and staff. Those details cannot be confirmed from the available summary.

The known account establishes that four people—a teacher and three students—died in the incident at the elementary school, and that the teenage gunman was killed by a bystander. Further details, including the date and a fuller description of events, were not provided.

Story summarized from the original created by Michael Kohn on bendbulletin.com, see more information here.

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