Live coverage: Teen shooter kills 3 children and a teacher at Oregon elementary school

What to know about the shooting Three children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday authorities said. The children were 5, 8 and 11 years old. Two other people, a 7-year-old and another teacher, were critically injured. The suspect, who police said was a 16-year-old Bend resident armed with a long gun, gained entry into the school by shooting through locked doors, officials said. An unidentified good Samaritan shot and killed the teen gunman, according to authorities, who credited that community member with preventing further loss of life at the school.

Follow live coverage after a school shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The suspect was fatally shot.