We are praying for a community as it has been reported that three young children, ages 5, 8, and 11, along with a teacher, were killed Thursday in a mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The suspected gunman is also dead after reportedly being shot by a good Samaritan, who is believed to have a child attending the school that ran inside the school, according to police. At least two additional people were transported to a hospital, but their conditions remain unknown. They say if the good Samaritan hadn’t ran into the school to help many more may have been killed and/or hurt.
“To the community member who heroically intervened to stop further loss of life, your actions carry a heavy emotional burden and I just want you to know that my thoughts are with you,” –Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek
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