Teen Gunman Kills 4 at Oregon Elementary School, Dies in Confrontation

A 16-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Friday before being fatally shot by an armed community member, authorities said.

Police responded to reports of an active shooter at the school at 12:59 p.m. local time. The first calls indicated that an unknown suspect had fired into a car outside the school. Minutes later, emergency dispatchers received numerous 911 calls, and law enforcement and an armed community member converged on the scene.

The suspected shooter, a local 16-year-old boy, was killed by the armed community member around 1:02 p.m. officials said. Police have not released further details pending the ongoing investigation.

"We are stunned and heartbroken by this senseless tragedy," Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook said in a statement. "No words can adequately express the grief our community is experiencing."

Photos from the scene showed a red truck with bullet holes, and law enforcement officers in tactical gear at the school, which has wooden paneling and the name "Silver Rail Elementary" visible on its exterior.