Two people, including children, were transported to a hospital after an active shooter was reported at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The suspected shooter is dead, and may have been shot by a bystander.
The Bend Police Department said the first 911 call, reporting a shot fired into a car, came in at 12:59 p.m. Officers arrived at Silver Rail Elementary School, located at 61530 SE Stone Creek Lane, at 1:02 p.m. Police reported a large law enforcement presence in the area and urged the public to stay away.
CBS News reported that multiple victims were dead following the shooting, citing federal law enforcement officials.
The 2 victims were transported to St. Charles Hospital for treatment. Children were among those injured, according to the department’s communications manager.
Police were working to evacuate the entire school, checking rooms one by one as they cleared the building. Students were being taken out of the school and placed on buses bound for Journey Church, at 61303 S. Highway 97 near Goodwill and Dairy Queen, where families could reunite with them.
The Bend-La Pine Schools district confirmed that a lockdown was in progress, with police and emergency services at the scene.
FBI Director Kash Patel said the FBI’s Portland field office was at the scene assisting local law enforcement with the investigation and would make all necessary resources available to its local partners.
Authorities have not released further details about the circumstances of the shooting. The investigation remains ongoing.