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School Shooting in Bend, Ore., Has Heroes and Pain, But Few Answers

The city of Bend, Ore., is praising those who worked to stop the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School. The authorities are searching for answers.

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A growing memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary School the morning after a gunman killed three children and a teacher in Bend, Ore.
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What we learned from the latest news conference on the Oregon school shooting.

The police chief in Bend, Ore. and other officials named two of the victims and the gunman in Thursday’s shooting, and said they were still early in their inquiry into a motive.

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Mike Krantz, chief of the Bend Police Department, at a news conference on Friday.
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School Shootings Have Dropped Lately, but Gun Violence Remains Above Pre-Covid Levels

One data scientist who tracks gun violence in schools says he is encouraged that people have become more vigilant about spotting warning signs.

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A makeshift memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., on Friday.
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Teacher Killed in Oregon School Shooting Was Working Her ‘Dream Job,’ Family Says

Megan Lambert graduated from high school in the district where she taught. She died in a classroom with Rhoam Summer and two other children when a shooter attacked.

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Community members at Drake Park in Bend, Ore., on Friday, the day after a gunman killed three children and a teacher nearby at Silver Rail Elementary School.
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Man Who Confronted Oregon School Shooter Is a Parent at Silver Rail Elementary

The father of two girls at Silver Rail Elementary School, who confronted the shooter, was grateful for the support of the community and has asked for privacy.

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An aerial view showing a vehicle belonging to a bystander who fatally shot the suspect, in a cordoned-off area at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., on Friday.
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What Measures Keep Students Safe? Prevention, Not Defenses, Experts Say

The gunman who killed four in Bend, Ore., entered an elementary school by shooting through a locked door, raising questions about what more schools can do to protect children.

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Three children and a teacher were killed at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., by an armed attacker on Thursday.
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City in Oregon Mourns After Deadly School Shooting

Residents of Bend attended a candlelight vigil after the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, in which three children and a teacher were killed.

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A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday night for victims of the Silver Rail Elementary school shooting, at Drake Park in Bend, Ore.
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What We Know About the School Shooting in Bend, Ore.

A 16-year-old opened fire inside a special education classroom at the Silver Rail Elementary School, killing three children and one teacher, before he was fatally shot by an armed bystander.

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A 16-year-old boy entered Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., on Thursday by shooting at locked doors with a long gun, the authorities said, before killing three children and a teacher.
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Oregon Has Approved Tight Gun Laws, but They Have Been Held Up in Courts

The state has passed restrictive measures popular among gun safety activists. The Silver Rail Elementary School shooting seemed poised to set off conversations about gun control.

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A sheriff’s deputy outside Silver Rail Elementary school, where a shooting took place on Thursday.
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