Police Identify Suspect In Oregon School Shooting As Local 16-Year-Old
16 Oct 2026 7:18 AM IST16 Oct 2026 7:18 AM IST
"We have identified the suspect as a 16-year-old Bend resident," Bend Police Department Chief Mike Krantz told reporters, adding that "the suspect had been shot by a community member who had seen the suspect enter the school and pursued him into the school and engaged him."
Police tape is placed outside Silver Rail Elementary school, where a shooting took place, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026 in Bend, Ore. (AP Photo/Joe Kline)
Los Angeles: Local police said Thursday the suspected shooter at an elementary school in the northwestern state of Oregon was a local 16-year-old boy.
"We have identified the suspect as a 16-year-old Bend resident," Bend Police Department Chief Mike Krantz told reporters, adding that "the suspect had been shot by a community member who had seen the suspect enter the school and pursued him into the school and engaged him."
( Source : AFP )
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