A teenage gunman killed three children and a teacher when he opened fire at an elementary school in Oregon on Thursday afternoon.
The unidentified shooter, 16, shot at the locked doors of Silver Rail Elementary School in the city of Bend on Thursday afternoon before killing three children, ages five, eight and 11, and one teacher whose age was not disclosed.
He was then gunned down by a good Samaritan whom authorities said followed him into the building.
A seven-year-old and another 54-year-old teacher were also transported to a local hospital with critical injuries.
A motive for the shooting remains unclear, and authorities would not confirm on
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