Children among victims of Oregon elementary school shooting

Multiple people, including children, were injured during a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on Oct. 15, local police confirmed.

The department told USA TODAY in an email that, as of 5:30 p.m. ET, it was working to confirm the total number of victims. It added that "several" victims were taken to an area hospital.

Shelia Miller, communications manager for Bend Police Department, said at a news conference that "children are among the victims."

She said that the shooter was shot and killed on the scene, possibly by a bystander. Police don't have information on the shooter's identity, she said.

She said dispatch received a call at 12:59 p.m. about a shot fired into a car. At 1 p.m. dispatch sent out a “tone” that alerted all officers to respond to a critical incident. Officers arrived by 1:02 p.m. The agency received multiple 911 calls within the two-minute span, according to Bend Police.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said in a social media postthat she is "closely monitoring the situation" and "grateful to the first responders who are on the scene."

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Bend, Oregon has a population of roughly 107,000 and is located in central Oregon. sitting along the Deschutes River on the eastern edge of the Cascade Range. It is about 165 miles southeast of Portland.

Miller said that Silver River had between 400 and 450 students and about 40 staff members.