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3 children, teacher killed in shooting at Oregon elementary school

NPR | By Arezou Rezvani,

A Martínez

Published October 16, 2026 at 5:57 AM CDT

Three children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at a Bend, Oregon, elementary school Thursday. Officials say a bystander confronted and fatally shot the 16-year-old suspected shooter.

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Arezou Rezvani

Arezou Rezvani is a reporter and senior editor for NPR's Morning Edition. She's also founding editor of Up First, NPR's Golden Globe-nominated daily news podcast.

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.