Armed Bystander Neutralized Oregon School Shooter: ‘Definitely Prevented More Deaths’

by David Hawkins

An armed bystander fatally shot a teenage gunman who attacked an Oregon elementary school Thursday, stopping a massacre that killed at least three children and one adult, according to law enforcement sources cited by multiple outlets.

Federal sources told Fox News that the concealed-carrying bystander “definitely prevented more deaths” at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend.

A separate law enforcement source told USA TODAY that the bystander was legally carrying a concealed weapon and followed the shooter.

CBS News also reported that a bystander shot and killed the 16-year-old suspect.

Armed Citizen Intervenes as Attack Unfolds

Police received the first call around 12:59 p.m., reporting that a man had fired into a vehicle outside the school.

Within approximately one minute, additional callers reported that someone had entered the building and started shooting.

Early reporting from The Source Weekly described a passerby confronting an armed man outside the school.

The gunman then fired at a vehicle, shattering a window, before entering the building, reportedly near the special education area.

Police confirmed they were investigating reports of gunfire directed at a vehicle.

Bend Police communications manager Sheila Miller said officers arrived at 1:02 p.m.

Seconds later, they received word that the suspect was down.

“We don’t have confirmation yet who shot the suspect,” Miller said during the initial police briefing.

“It may have been a bystander.”

Subsequent reporting from Fox News, USA TODAY, and CBS News cited law enforcement sources identifying an armed bystander as the person who stopped the shooter.

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