A 16-year-old opened fire Thursday at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher before an armed bystander followed him inside and shot him dead.
The brave “good guy with a gun” was reportedly the father of a student at the school.
Democrats in Congress responded by calling for gun control.
The attacker used a pump-action shotgun his mother had purchased. He first fired at a vehicle in the parking lot around 12:59 p.m., then shot through locked exterior doors to force his way in.
Inside, the shooter killed children ages 5, 8, and 11 and a teacher.
A 7-year-old student and a 54-year-old teacher were critically wounded.
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said an armed bystander saw the teen entering with the long gun, pursued him, and engaged him.
The suspect was already dead when officers arrived.
Governor Tina Kotek called the bystander a hero.
The father, obviously, prevented more deaths.
That did not stop the usual response from the left.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren posted that her heart went out to the victims and that “there have been over 50 school shootings just this year. Congress must do much more to prevent gun violence.”
