5 people believed dead following shooting at Oregon elementary school, officials say

Authorities said at least five people were believed dead following a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, on an unspecified day. The suspected shooter, believed to be 15 or 16, was dead, and multiple victims were children. Police responded after a 12:59 p.m. call about a shot fired into a car, followed by emergency calls from inside the school.

Bend police spokesperson Sheila Miller said two people were transported to St. Charles Bend hospital, though their conditions were not immediately known.

Authorities received the first call at 12:59 p.m. and arrived at the school within minutes.

It was unclear whether the suspected shooter was included among the five deaths or who shot the attacker.

Silver Rail Elementary had 459 enrolled students as of last year and serves kindergarten through fifth grade.

Published Oct 16, 2026 9:11 am KST

Police tape is placed outside Silver Rail Elementary school, where a shooting took place in Bend, Ore., Oct. 15. AP-Yonhap

Authorities believe at least five people are dead following a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, according to two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the case.

The officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly. Both said the death toll was preliminary and could change.

The suspected shooter was 15 or 16 years old, one of the sources said.

Bend police spokesperson Sheila Miller earlier confirmed the suspect is dead. It wasn’t clear if the suspect was included among the five.

Miller also said multiple victims were children.

“We don’t have a number at this point. We know children are among the victims,” Miller said during a media briefing.

Authorities received a call about a shot fired into a car outside Silver Rail Elementary at 12:59 p.m. and arrived on scene within minutes. Further 911 calls came from inside the school, she said.

The attacker was shot and went down inside the school soon after police arrived, Miller said.

It was not immediately clear if it was by police, a bystander or self-inflicted.

People stand near the scene of a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, Oct. 15, in this screengrab from a handout video by ABC affiliate KOHD. Reuters-Yonhap

Miller said two people were transported to St. Charles Bend hospital following the shooting, and their conditions were not immediately known. A spokesperson for the hospital did not immediately return a request for comment from the AP.

Silver Rail Elementary was under lockdown, the Bend-La Pine school district wrote on Facebook.

“We’re in the process at this time of going room by room and evacuating each of the people who are in that school. ... This is the kind of thing we never want to see happen in Bend. It’s devastating,” Miller said, pausing to control her emotions.

The school in Bend, Oregon, which is more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Portland, had 459 enrolled students as of last year, according to the Oregon Department of Education. The school serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

当局称，俄勒冈州本德市银轨小学发生枪击事件，造成至少五人死亡，具体日期不详。嫌疑枪手据信15或16岁，已被击毙，多名受害者为儿童。警方于当天下午12点59分接到报警，称有人向一辆汽车开枪，随后又接到学校内部的紧急报警电话。

本德市警方发言人希拉·米勒表示，两人已被送往圣查尔斯本德医院，但目前尚不清楚他们的伤情。

当局于下午 12:59 接到第一个报警电话，并在几分钟内赶到学校。

目前尚不清楚嫌疑枪手是否在五名死者之列，也不清楚是谁开枪击中了袭击者。

截至去年，银轨小学共有 459 名学生，招收幼儿园至五年级的学生。

发布于2026年10月16日上午9:11（韩国标准时间）

10月15日，俄勒冈州本德市发生枪击事件，银轨小学外拉起了警戒线。（美联社-韩联社）

据两名了解此案的执法官员透露，当局认为俄勒冈州本德市一所小学发生枪击事件，造成至少五人死亡。

由于未获授权公开讨论此事，这些官员在匿名的情况下接受了美联社的采访。两人均表示，死亡人数为初步统计，可能会有所变动。

其中一位消息人士称，嫌疑枪手只有15或16岁。

本德市警方发言人希拉·米勒早前证实嫌疑人已死亡。目前尚不清楚该嫌疑人是否在五名死者之列。

米勒还表示，多名受害者是儿童。

“目前我们还没有确切的数字。我们知道受害者中有儿童，”米勒在新闻发布会上说。

警方于下午12点59分接到报警，称有人在银轨小学外向一辆汽车开枪，几分钟内便赶到现场。她说，之后学校内部也拨打了911报警电话。

米勒说，袭击者在警察到达后不久就在学校内被击毙。

目前尚不清楚伤口是由警察、旁观者还是自残造成的。

这张截图来自ABC附属电视台KOHD提供的视频，画面显示，10月15日，在俄勒冈州本德市银轨小学枪击案现场附近，人们聚集在此。（路透社-韩联社）

米勒表示，枪击事件发生后，有两人被送往圣查尔斯本德医院，目前情况不明。美联社就此事联系医院发言人寻求置评，但尚未收到回复。

本德-拉派恩学区在脸书上发文称，银轨小学已被封锁。

“我们目前正在逐个房间疏散学校里的所有人……我们绝不想在本德看到这种事情发生。这太令人痛心了，”米勒说道，她停顿了一下，努力控制自己的情绪。

据俄勒冈州教育厅的数据显示，位于俄勒冈州本德市的这所学校，距离波特兰东南方向超过100英里（160公里），去年共有459名学生。该校招收幼儿园至五年级的学生。