# Police seek answers after children killed in Oregon school shooting

https://mins.news/en/item/103452

- Reuters, 2026-10-16 17:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/police-seek-answers-after-children-killed-oregon-school-shooting-2026-10-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad258227a00e50001c262db

> Police in Bend, Oregon, were investigating on Friday why a 16-year-old boy shot and killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School, and how he obtained the long gun used in the attack.

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