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Silver Rail Elementary in Bend placed on lockdown as police investigate shooting report
Police responded Thursday to reports of an active shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, where the district said a lockdown was in place. Authorities urged the public to stay away from the area; further details were not immediately released.
Police in Bend responded Thursday, Oct. 15, to reports of an active shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, prompting a lockdown at the school and a large police presence nearby.
The Bend-La Pine School District said in a social media post that the school was under lockdown and police were at the scene. A police press release urged the public to avoid the area.
Authorities had not released further details by Thursday evening. The initial report did not say whether anyone was injured or whether a suspect had been identified.