Photo: Joe Kline ~ AP
BEND, Ore. ~ One day after a mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, families across the community are grieving the loss of three children and a teacher who were killed in the attack Oct. 15. Investigators said a 16-year-old suspect entered the school and opened fire before being confronted and fatally shot by a community member who followed him into the building.
As police continue searching for a motive, parents, students and staff are leaning on one another as they cope with the shock of the tragedy. Two victims, a 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher, remain hospitalized in critical condition as the community begins the long process of healing.
