Gunman kills four people at Oregon primary school
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Maverick
A gunman killed four people, including three children aged 5, 8 and 11, at Silver Rail Primary School in Oregon before being shot dead by a community member. A 7-year-old pupil and a 54-year-old teacher are in critical condition in hospital, according to Daily Maverick.
A gunman killed four people, three pupils aged 5, 8 and 11 and a teacher, at Silver Rail Primary School in Oregon, according to Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz. The attacker entered the school by shooting at locked doors, police said.
A 7-year-old pupil and a 54-year-old teacher were hospitalised in critical condition, Mike Krantz said at a press conference. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek thanked a community member who intervened to prevent the death toll from rising.
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