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Suspect in deadly Oregon elementary school shooting was a former student

NPR | By Jaclyn Diaz,
Scott Simon
Published October 17, 2026 at 7:43 AM EDT

Authorities say the 16-year-old suspect in a school shooting that killed three children and one teacher at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon was once a student there.

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