Police say at least 2 were hospitalized after shooting at elementary school, and the shooter is dead

BEND, Ore. (AP) — At slightest 2 radical were injured Thursday successful a shooting astatine an simple schoolhouse successful Bend, Oregon, and the attacker was changeable and killed, authorities said.

Bend constabulary spokesperson Sheila Miller said 2 radical were transported to a hospital. The conditions of those injured were not instantly known, arsenic good arsenic whether determination were further casualties.

“We don’t person a fig astatine this point. We cognize children are among the victims,” Miller said during a media briefing.

Authorities received a telephone astir a changeable fired into a car extracurricular Silver Rail Elementary astatine 12:59 p.m. and arrived connected country wrong minutes. Further 911 calls came from wrong the school, she said.

The attacker was changeable and went down wrong the schoolhouse soon aft constabulary arrived, she said.

It was not instantly wide if it was by police, a bystander oregon self-inflicted.

Spokespeople for the metropolis and constabulary section did not instantly instrumentality emails seeking remark from The Associated Press.

Silver Rail Elementary was nether lockdown, the Bend-La Pine schoolhouse territory wrote connected Facebook.

“We’re successful the process astatine this clip of going country by country and evacuating each of the radical who are successful that school. ... This is the benignant of happening we ne'er privation to spot hap successful Bend. It’s devastating,” Miller said, pausing to power her emotions.

The schoolhouse successful Bend, Oregon, which is much than 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Portland, had 459 enrolled students arsenic of past year, according to the Oregon Department of Education. The schoolhouse serves students successful kindergarten done 5th grade.