Suspect Named

Officers arrived at 1:02 p.m. and found John J. Griffin, 16, already dead. He had been shot by an armed bystander who followed him inside, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said, according to the Guardian.

Griffin forced his way into Silver Rail Elementary School by firing a long gun at locked doors around 1 p.m. Thursday. A driver had called 911 at 12:59 p.m. to report being shot at. The school locked down two minutes later.

Four people died at the school Thursday. Three children, ages 5, 8 and 11. A teacher. A seven-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were hospitalized in critical condition, according to the Guardian and ABC News.

Investigators say the gun used in the attack, a pump-action shotgun, was bought by Griffin's mother around his birthday in August, NBC News reported. The Associated Press, citing a law enforcement official briefed on the case, identified the weapon the same way. ABC News said multiple sources gave the same account.

Police have not named the bystander. They also have not said whether Griffin attended the school or knew anyone there, ABC News reported.

Krantz said officers cleared the building room by room and treated the wounded before confirming five people, including Griffin, had died. "This is going to be a long investigation," he said, according to the Guardian.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek praised the bystander, saying the person "heroically intervened to stop further loss of life," according to the Guardian and ABC News. FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau was assisting local police, with the FBI's local field office and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives joining the case, the Guardian and ABC News reported.

Kotek ordered flags at Oregon public institutions lowered to half-staff Friday. Bend-La Pine Schools canceled classes and athletic events for the day. Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler called it "a loss that feels unimaginable," the Guardian reported.

Hundreds gathered Thursday night for a candlelight vigil in Bend's Drake Park. Kotek and Kebler both attended.

"This is a horrible day," Kotek told the crowd, according to the Guardian.