Bend, Oregon school shooting: three children and a teacher killed at Silver Rail Elementary

At least three children and one adult were killed when a gunman opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday 15 October, CBS News reported, citing several law enforcement sources. CBS News reported that the adult killed was a teacher; Al Jazeera also reported at least four dead, three of them children. The shooting happened just before 1pm local time, which was about 1am Friday in Pakistan.

The suspect, reported to be 16 years old, was shot dead at the school. Bend Police said it was not yet clear who shot him and that it "may have been a bystander". At least two people were taken to St. Charles Medical Center, and police said the total number of victims was still not clear on Thursday evening.

What police have said

Bend Police communications manager Sheila Miller gave the timeline at a news conference:

• Just before 1pm, police got a call about a man shooting into a car.
• About a minute later, 911 calls reported a shooter inside the school.
• Officers arrived within three minutes and quickly reported that the shooter was dead.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the FBI's local office was on the scene helping local police, and agents from the ATF were also there. The superintendent of Bend-La Pine Schools, Steven Cook, said the district was "stunned and heartbroken by this senseless tragedy".

Bend is a city in central Oregon, about 150 miles (240km) south-east of Portland.

Police have not named the victims or the suspect. Because the suspect and several victims are children, we will not name them.

What happens next

Investigators are expected to look at how the suspect got the weapon, whether the earlier shooting at a car was connected, and who fired the shot that killed him. The casualty figures above come from law enforcement sources quoted by CBS News and may change as officials release confirmed numbers. We will update this story when they do.

Times in this story are converted to Pakistan time (PKT, UTC+5); Oregon is 12 hours behind Pakistan at this time of year.