Multiple people, including children, are dead in Oregon mass shooting at elementary school: Reports

Multiple people, including children, were reportedly killed Thursday in a mass shooting at the Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. 

The exact number of fatalities has not been officially confirmed by law enforcement and Just The News has not independently verified the number, but multiple outlets reported that at least four people are dead, based on preliminary information from sources.

The victims have been described as three children and one adult. The suspected shooter was also killed.

Police officials said in a news briefing that they responded to a call of a shot fired into a car at about 1 p.m. local time. When they arrived at the scene, they learned the shooter had been shot and killed inside the school, according to CNN.

Local medics have transported at least two people to the hospital and the school has been placed on lockdown. 

“We’re in the process at this time of evacuating, going room by room, and evacuating each of the people who are in that school,” Sheila Miller, the communications manager with the Bend Police Department, said, according to NBC News. 

Miller confirmed that some of the victims include children, though the ages and identities of the victims have not been released. Their conditions are not currently known.

Between 400 and 450 children attend the elementary school, where there is a staff of more than 40 people. School officials have canceled classes, activities and athletic events across Bend-La Pine Schools that were scheduled for Friday. 

“We are stunned and heartbroken by this senseless tragedy,” Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook said in a statement. “We extend our deepest sympathy to the families and to everyone affected by this violence. No words can adequately express the grief our community is experiencing."

The suspected shooter has not yet been identified.

This story is developing. Please check back for updates.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.