Live updates: Teen shooter identified after 3 children, teacher killed in Oregon school shooting

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, identified by three senior law enforcement officials as John J. Griffin, was a 16-year-old Bend resident. He was armed with a long gun and gained entry into the school by shooting through locked doors, officials said.
  • An unidentified person shot and killed the teen gunman, according to authorities, who credited that community member with preventing further loss of life at the school.
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