Teen Shooter Kills 4 At Oregon Elementary School Before Being Shot

BEND, OREGON- A 16-year-old shot his way through locked doors to get into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children, ages 5, 8 and 11 and a teacher.

Another child, and a teacher were injured and taken to the hospital in critical condition. The attacker, who police identified as a Bend resident, was then shot by a person at the scene who followed him inside, authorities said.

The school in bend had 459 enrolled students as of last year and serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

The shooting was the 28th mass killing in the U.S. this year, according to a database maintained by the Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.