Three children and teacher killed by 16-year-old at Oregon primary school

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"We are stunned and heartbroken by this senseless tragedy," Steven Cook, the top administrative official of the local school district, said in a statement."No words can adequately express the grief our community is experiencing."Emergency services responded to reports of an active shooter at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, at 12:59 local time (04:59 BST), Bend Police Department spokeswoman Sheila Miller told reporters.The first call came from a person who said that an unknown suspect was shooting into their car with a long gun, police say. Photos released from the scene show a red truck with bullet holes.Minutes later, the local county dispatch received multiple 911 calls reporting that the attacker had entered the school. Police say he shot at locks on the doors in order to force his way inside. A bystander saw the shooting begin to unfold, pursued the attacker into the school and shot him dead, police said.Three minutes later, officers arrived at the scene. They confirmed that the attacker had been killed, and then searched the school.The victims include three children aged 5, 8 and 11 and one teacher, Krantz said. A seven-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were tak...

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