A shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Ore., left at least four people dead on Thursday, adding to a long string of school shootings that have stricken the nation over the last three decades.
The attack, which occurred around 1 p.m., was carried out by a 16-year-old, according to authorities. In addition to the four deaths, a 7-year-old child and another teacher were taken to a nearby hospital with critical injuries.
The tragedy echoes past massacres such as Columbine, Colo., in 1999, which left more than a dozen people dead, and Sandy Hook, Conn., more than a decade later, where 26 people were killed. These events have left deep, lasting scars on communities and, in some cases, on the entire country.
School shootings have unfolded across the education landscape, from elementary schools to college campuses, at high school sports games and in university lecture halls amid the crunch of studying for final exams. Thursday's shooting in Bend, Ore., about 160 miles southeast of Portland, was the latest in a string of incidents that have shaken communities across the United States.
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