Oregon school shooter named as he used mom’s shotgun to carry out his rampage

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A gunman is dead after opening fire at an Oregon elementary school on October 15.

Police rushed to Silver Rail Elementary School around 1 p.m. after receiving reports of an “active shooter.”

Law enforcement arrived within two minutes, officials said. The shooter was dead shortly after police got to the Bend, Oregon , school. A department spokeswoman said a bystander may have shot the suspect - but that detail still needed to be confirmed.

Four people were killed in the shooting, and the gunman was shot at the scene. Police have said that children are among the victims.

As police continue to investigate the shooting, here is everything we know about the suspected gunman:

Police have not released any details about the shooter, including the person’s name. The shooter was killed at the scene soon after the gunfire began.

Authorities have not detailed a motive and say the shooting remains under investigation.

Four people were killed in addition to the gunman.Police have said that children are among the victims.

The shooting happened at Silver Rail Elementary School, which is along SE Stone Creek Lane in Bend, Oregon. The school serves about 450 students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

Bend is in central Oregon and about a three-hour drive from Portland. The city has a population of nearly 100,000 people. It is the county seat for Deschutes County.

Authorities established a family reunification area nearby at Journey Church on South Highway 97 as officers conducted evacuations of the school.

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek stated she was closely monitoring the situation as state agencies assisted local police.

“As we learn more about the tragic event at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend today, we must come together and support each other, neighbor to neighbor, Oregonian to Oregonian,” Kotek posted on X . “No community should have to live through this day.”