Bend, OR school shooting: Community mourning day after tragic incident

A community in mourning after a shooting in an elementary school in Bend that left three students and a teacher dead. And reporter Leah Kamana joins us now live in Bend. Tell us more. It's a profound sense of loss. That is what several people in this community have told us they are feeling in addition to grief, heartbreak, shock. There's also some anger and some fear. We are live across the street from Silver Rail Elementary School where that horrific shooting happened. You can see this morning caution tape all around the school and still a strong police presence. That's going to continue for the next few days as the investigation continues. Meanwhile, the community trying to process, trying to heal hundreds gathered at Drake Park for a vigil last night, holding candles, singing, praying, laying flowers. members tell us despite the tremendous loss, the gathering provided some hope, showing them just how strong this community is. There is a lot of support and a lot of love and a lot of cohesion in our community. So I'm really proud of the folks that came out tonight. Marzal says he rushed home to hug his two kids after learning about the shooting. Kristen Marshall did similarly. She has three sons at three different schools in the Bend School District, and she says she's terrified to send them back. But two friends who happen to be teachers had this message for her and other parents i'm terrified to send them back it's just it's so sad that these little people that just want to learn and laugh and play and you know that they can't do that freely it's really sad i'm devastated that our happy place is not happy but we will make it happy for them i promise i can't imagine not being there for our kids right now. And making sure that we do everything we can to make them feel safe when they're at school. So one of those things community members have told us you hear about in other places, you never think it's going to happen in your own backyard. So again, people here are starting to heal. There is a growing memorial at Drake Park where that vigil was held last night. There is also a memorial that has started here at the school as well. Flowers have been laid at the front sign. The school district, Bend LaPine School District, is closed today and all school events have been canceled. Reporting live in Bend, I'm Leah Kamana. I'll send it back to you in studio.