Bend reels after school shooting leaves 3 children, teacher dead

By Emily Cureton Cook (OPB), Jireh Deng (OPB), Joni Auden Land (OPB), Courtney Sherwood (OPB) and Troy Brynelson (OPB)

Bend Oct. 16, 2026 4:08 a.m. Updated: Oct. 16, 2026 11:45 p.m.

The suspected shooter was killed at the scene. Hundreds of people gathered to share songs and prayer at a vigil in Drake Park hours after Thursday’s shooting.