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Two people critical in hospital as officials in Bend say 16-year-old suspect shot dead by bystander

A 16-year-old shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot dead by a community member, authorities said at an evening news conference.

The dead children at Silver Rail elementary school were aged five, eight and 11, officials said.

A seven-year-old and a 54-year-old were also hospitalized with critical injuries, according to police.

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[–] TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago (4 children)

By the time officers arrived on scene, the suspected assailant had been shot and killed inside the school building. It is unclear who shot the suspect.

I suppose if you work in an elementary school these days, you know the Calvary isn't coming in and you're on your own. My guess is a teacher took down the shooter.

[–] ulkesh@piefed.social 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

A very common mixup, but I think you mean cavalry. Calvary has a very different meaning.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Calvary: site outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified according to the Gospels

[–] credo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Hmm. Maybe it could mean thoughts and prayers won’t work?

[–] MJKee9@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Both are equally useless to the dead kids.

[–] ulkesh@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

Yes, that is a correct statement.

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

It was a bystander that followed the shooter in. Person saved a lot of lives.

[–] ShutUpWesley@piefed.zip 6 points 2 days ago

Or they took themselves out

Bend is very "rural hippie" coded still and I would guess you are right. Central and eastern Oregon still has a super high gun ownership rate