Bend Oregon School Shooting Shooter Was 16-Year-Old Armed with Long Gun

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HEARTBROKEN AND HORRIFIED

Officials say the gunman in the tragic school shooting in Bend, Oregon was a 16-year-old Bend resident armed with a long gun.

During a press conference Thursday, Police Chief Mike Krantz shared some details about the horrific tragedy, but declined to say whether or not the gunman knew anyone at Silver Rail Elementary or had any ties to the school.

According to Krantz, 3 young children -- ages 5, 8 and 11 -- and one teacher were killed. The shooter is also dead.

Oregon Elementary School Shooting Multiple Victims Include Children

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5:30 PM -- Bend, Oregon officials delivered a press conference detailing the horrific events.

4:17 PM PT -- The New York Times reports that the person who took down the shooter appeared to be a bystander.

3:59 PM PT -- According to CNN, the shooter was a 16 year old male.

3:52 PM PT -- The shooter, who was killed, is confirmed to have been a male.

3:47 PM PT -- CNN reports that 3 of the deceased victims are children.

3:27 PM PT -- CBS News reports that at least four people have been killed.

At least 2 people have been hospitalized in an elementary school shooting in Oregon.

According to NBC News, Sheila Miller with the Bend Police Department says there are children among the victims. No word on their conditions.

Police responded after a call was made that shots were fired into a car at Silver Rail Elementary around 1 PM.

Apalachee High School Shooter Dad Gets 15 Years For Gifting Gun Used In Massacre

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High school shooter Colt Gray's father on Thursday was sentenced to 15 years behind bars ... punishment for ignoring serious red flags when he gifted his son a gun used to commit murder.

Colin Gray was convicted on multiple charges back in March ... including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for giving his son -- who police investigated for prior school shooting threats -- a rifle for Christmas.

Colt used the gun to murder two students and two staffers of Apalachee High School in Georgia in September 2024.

Several others were wounded when he opened fire.

Dana White Opens Wallet for Shooting Victim ... Covering Full Medical Costs!

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UFC boss Dana White is stepping in to change a young girl’s life ... offering to cover every penny of Maya Gebala’s medical care after she survived a horrific school shooting.

TMZ Sports has confirmed White is footing the bill for treatment at a top Los Angeles-area hospital … and is willing to foot the accommodations for the 12-year-old's family so they can be by her side.

The incredible gesture was revealed by Maya’s mother, Cia Edmonds, who shared an emotional update on GoFundMe after finally receiving some long-awaited good news.

Edmonds says the UFC president reached out early in Maya’s hospitalization ... offering fully paid treatment at one of the “top tier” hospitals in L.A. -- a move that wasn’t possible before now because Maya wasn’t stable enough to travel.

But that could be changing.

Canada Mass Shooting 8 People Killed in 2 Locations ... Shooter Dead From 'Self-Inflicted Injury'

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3:45 PM PT -- CNN reports ... police updated the number of victims killed by the shooter down one ... one of the victims thought to be dead actually survived. A Royal Canadian Mounted Police deputy commissioner said that person was in serious condition Wednesday. It was originally reported 9 people were killed.

An unidentified shooter unleashed horror in a remote town in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday ... killing 9 people and wounding 25 others in what’s now the third-deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history.

Six victims were found dead in Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, and another died while being transported to the hospital, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement. The shooter was found dead from what they believe to be a "self‑inflicted injury."

Approximately 27 people were injured in the shooing, two of whom were airlifted to a hospital with "serious or life‑threatening injuries."

Uvalde School Shooting Adrian Gonzales Let Off The Hook In Criminal Trial

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A former school police officer who was on active duty during the 2022 Uvalde school shooting has been found not guilty on 29 charges ... nearly four years after the tragic incident in which 19 children and 2 adults were killed by a campus gunman, as police officers waited for more than an hour to engage with the shooter. Ten students survived.

Adrian Gonzales was acquitted of 29 counts of endangering children on Wednesday evening, ABC News reports. Each of the counts carried a maximum penalty of two years in prison. The Texas jury deliberated for more than 7 hours before returning its verdict.

Prosecutors argued Gonzales hadn't followed his training at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas in May 2022 during the shooting. The defense claimed Gonzales had been targeted for a wider failure by law enforcement officers.

Gonzales' lawyers argued the former school police officer did everything he could have and acted according to the information he'd been given ... they added several other officers had arrived at the scene at the same time as Gonzales.

Several family members of the children who'd died in the shooting were present during Gonzales' trial proceedings ... many became emotional when his verdict was read.

Former Robb Elementary student Salvador Rolando Ramos shot and killed 19 students and two teachers before he was killed by a Border Patrol agent who rushed into the school by himself.

Former Uvalde Schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo has also been charged with endangerment or abandonment of a child, and he's pleaded not guilty. His trial's been indefinitely delayed.

Virginia Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student ... Awarded $10 Million!!!

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A Virginia teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student just scored $10 million in court ... after a jury decided a former assistant principal ignored warnings the kid had a gun.

Abby Zwerner sued school administrators and the school board in 2023 -- including ex-assistant principal Ebony Parker -- claiming the Richneck Elementary shooting in Newport News could’ve been completely avoided. After six hours of deliberation, the jury of 3 men and 4 women agreed Thursday ... awarding her $10 million in damages, plus interest.

Zwerner’s team argued Parker had one main job -- keeping the school safe -- and that multiple teachers raised alarms the boy was carrying a weapon in his backpack. But nothing was done ... until after Zwerner was shot in her first-grade classroom.

Minnesota Church Shooting 12-Year-Old Girl Shot in Head Finally Released From Hospital

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A 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head during the shooting at a Catholic school in Minnesota back in August has been released from the hospital ... and, she and her father are beaming in the first snaps taken.

Sophia Forchas left Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis this week, almost two months after the August 27 shooting, which left 2 dead and numerous others injured ... wearing her PJs and grinning for the cameras while hopping into a white limo -- the only ride suitable for someone with a recovery so miraculous.

Her dad's clearly overjoyed in the picture ... bursting into laughter while standing alongside his little girl.

Desmond Holly Was Radicalized Before Becoming a School Shooter

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Residents of Evergreen, Colorado were shocked by a school shooting at Evergreen High School on September 10, 2025.

The shooter was identified as 16-year-old Desmond Holly, who took his own life at the end of the violent incident. Holly was a student at the school.

We're going to take a look at the background of the shooter and see what led up to the chilling events at Evergreen High School.

Desmond Lived With His Family in a Rural Area

Holly was living with his parents at their residence in rural Kitteridge, Colorado before the shooting, according to the Denver Post.

The family lived in a mountain home accessible only by private road. They've reportedly been cooperative with investigators, according to Time.

The property was searched by law enforcement hours after the shooting, although the results of the search weren't made publicly available.

Investigators also obtained warrants to search the shooter's phone, as well as his locker.

He Had Been 'Radicalized' Prior to the Shooting

Holly reportedly held extreme political viewpoints, although the shooter's views weren't immediately detailed.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office issued a statement claiming the shooter had been "radicalized" by an "extremist network," according to The New York Times.

Although the sheriff's office didn't have any specific information about the network Holly allegedly followed, they wanted to let the public know about the "mindset" the shooter was in prior to the violent incident.

Authorities were investigating Holly's social media pages to discern further information about his political beliefs.

The Shooting Ended When Holly Died by Suicide

The shooting began at 12:24 PM, when Holly, who was armed with a revolver, began firing at students while walking through Evergreen High School's campus. His movements on the campus, as well as the methods he used to obtain the revolver, are currently under review by investigators.

Holly reportedly reloaded several times during the shooting, and two victims were wounded. They were later transported to separate hospitals, where they were each listed in critical condition.

The school went into lockdown, and officials say the shooter unsuccessfully tried to access locked-down areas of the campus.

The shooting ended when Holly turned the gun on himself and ended his own life.

The school shooting was overshadowed the same day by the shooting murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk in Utah.