Three children killed in elementary school shooting in the US

Three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Oregon, CNN reports, citing police.

“Three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend,” the statement says. It specifies that the victims were minors aged five, eight and eleven, as well as a teacher.

According to Fox News, two more people were hospitalized. About 400 students are enrolled at the school in total.
The report of the incident came in on Thursday at around 1:00 p.m. local time.

The assailant was killed at the scene. Before entering the building, he opened fire on car parked nearby. The suspect is believed to have been only 16 years old.