Five people, including three children, died in a shooting at an Oregon elementary school after a series of 911 calls brought police to the scene within minutes.The first 911 call reported gunfire directed at a vehicle outside Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend. Within moments, other callers reported that the gunman had entered the school, setting off an emergency response that would unfold in just minutes.The shooting on Thursday, October 15, 2026, left five people dead, including three children, ages 5, 8, and 11, and a teacher, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).Two other people, ages 7 and 54, were hospitalized. Their conditions were not immediately reported. OPB’s report did not identify the victims by name.

The first 911 call came at approximately 12:59 p.m. Within three minutes, officers had reached the school. A nearby resident’s account and later police statements provide a closer look at how those minutes unfolded,Bend resident Leah Schwartz was walking with her husband and dog near Silver Rail Elementary when she heard sounds she could not immediately identify.During an interview with NBC News, Schwartz described the routine outing and the first sounds that interrupted it.”We were just on our usual afternoon walk. My husband and my dog and I, we heard about three gunshots,” she told Hallie Jackson.Schwartz said she initially wondered whether the noise might have come from nearby construction, so they continued walking. Then came three more shots, followed shortly afterward by sirens.The significance of what she heard became apparent after she returned home and saw news coverage of the shooting. “It’s just really heartbreaking,” Schwartz said.