Two people critical in hospital as officials in Bend say 16-year-old suspect shot dead by bystander

A 16-year-old shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot dead by a community member, authorities said at an evening news conference.

The dead children at Silver Rail elementary school were aged five, eight and 11, officials said.

A seven-year-old and a 54-year-old were also hospitalized with critical injuries, according to police.

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[+] -7 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Is that not what happened here?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago* (3 children)

    What about the hundreds of times that hasn't happened? Or what about, if the "bad guy" didn't have a gun 4 people wouldn't be dead to begin with?

    This narrative of "good guy with a gun" is so unbelievably rare, that when it happens, it's actually noteworthy. You and your ilk love to hold it up to further your agenda. Neverminding the stacks and piles of bodies you're stepping over to get to one example of "good guy with a gun".

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    My ilk? Leftist gun owners? The solution you're proposing is nobody has a gun. The genuine reality is, that's never going to be the case in America.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 days ago (4 children)

    No, that is right wing baby talk. Reality is much more complex.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    Your opinion is that the school shooter wasn't shot by a civilian bystander?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago (2 children)

    So if we extrapolate here, that means everybody should have a gun! Then, when this happens every day, maybe 1 out of 50 or so will have a chance of the shooter being stopped by a second shooter! Then everyone will be safe!

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