Sheila Miller, spokesperson for the Bend Police Department, said authorities received an alert at around 1 p.m. local time. Police officers reached the scene within approximately two minutes. Radio communications subsequently indicated that the suspect had been injured.
Moments later, the shooter was shot and killed. It remains unclear who shot the attacker, and authorities have not established whether a bystander may have taken the action.
Silver Rail Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through fifth grade, was placed under lockdown following the shooting. Students were later transported by buses to another location, where they were reunited with their families.
Steven Cook, superintendent of the Bend-La Pine School District, said the school community was shocked and heartbroken by the tragedy. He expressed deep condolences to the affected families and everyone impacted by the incident.
Police confirmed that at least two people had been taken to a hospital. Their conditions remain unclear.
The school is located approximately 270 kilometres southeast of Portland. The shooting adds to the toll of gun violence in the United States, where more than 360 mass shootings have occurred so far this year.
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