Teen shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot by a witness

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Authorities say a 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher.
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The latest developments on the tragic
elementary school shooting in Bend, Oregon.
Three children and a teacher are dead,
and police say the shooter was taken out by a bystander.
ABC's Karen Wah has the latest.
All schools in the Bend-LaPine district are closed today.
It's one of the largest school districts in Oregon.
The community is mourning the four people tragically lost.
An active shooter at Silverdale Elementary.
This morning, another mass shooting at a school in America.
This one in the small town of Bend, Oregon.
Police say a 16-year-old boy from Bend got into an elementary school
by shooting through locked doors using a long gun.
Once inside, he shot and killed one teacher and three children,
ages 5, 8, and 11.
Two others were critically injured,
including a 7-year-old and another teacher.
I literally saw it as it happened.
I saw him cross over the fence, jump over the fence with his gun.
A witness says the shooter first opened fire on the driver
of this truck, riddled with bullets in this photo.
Police arrived three minutes after the first 911 call,
where they found the suspect shot dead by a bystander.
The governor of Oregon calling that person a hero.
Overnight, the community gathering for an emotional vigil.
Police have not released the shooter's name and are still trying
to figure out if he ever attended the school or why he chose it.
Now, one important safety measure to mention,
classroom doors at that school got new locks back in 2022.
They're designed to stay locked when the doors close.
Karen Wah, ABC News, Washington.
