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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Maybelyn B. Paden

16-Year-Old Oregon Shooter Reportedly Used a Pump-Action Shotgun Purchased by His Own Mother

Oregon Bend Police
Bend school shooting suspect, 16, reportedly used shotgun bought by his mother (Credit: Silver Rail Elementary/Facebook)

A 16-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday. The weapon in the Bend school shooting was reportedly a pump-action shotgun bought by his mother, a law enforcement official briefed on the case told The Associated Press.

Police have not yet confirmed the type of firearm used. Authorities say no information about the weapon has been verified at this time.

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