Oregon school shooting: What we know about attacker that killed 3 children, teacher

Four people, including three children aged 5, 8 and 11, were killed after a 16-year-old gunman opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, authorities said.The attacker was also killed after a community member pursued him into the school.Two other people, including a child and a teacher, were injured and taken to St. Charles Bend hospital, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said.Shooter forced way into schoolKrantz said the gunman forced his way into the elementary school by firing at locked doors. Investigators are still working to establish how far he made it into the building during the attack.The shooter was shot and went down inside the school shortly after police arrived, police spokesperson Sheila Miller said.What happenedThe first emergency call came at around 12:59 pm, reporting that a person armed with a long gun had fired at a vehicle outside Silver Rail Elementary, Krantz said.Police arrived at the scene within minutes. Officers subsequently received additional 911 calls from inside the school, Miller said.Silver Rail Elementary is located in Bend, more than 100 miles (160 km) southeast of Portland. The school serves children from kindergarten through fifth grade and had 459 enrolled students as of last year, according to the Oregon Department of Education.Authorities are continuing to investigate the shooting, including the gunman's movements inside the building and the circumstances surrounding the attack.You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.