3 pupils, teacher killed in US school shooting — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): Three children and a teacher have been killed and two other people seriously injured in a shooting at a primary school in Bend, Oregon, in the United States, according to reports. The Associated Press reported that the incident took place on October 15 at Silver Rail Primary School. The children killed were aged five, eight and 11, the report said. A seven-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were seriously injured and taken to hospital. According to the report, the 16-year-old attacker entered the school by firing shots through its locked doors. He was later shot dead by an armed individual. Police have launched an investigation into the incident, but no further details about the motive for the attack have been released.