American media have reported that five people, including three children and two adults, have been killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in the city of Band, Oregon. The attacker is among the dead.
According to published reports, from September 19 to October 15, at least eight shooting incidents have been recorded at schools on or near American universities, incidents in which a number of people have been killed or injured.
Reports also indicate that on October 2 alone, five people were injured in three separate shooting incidents in high school parking lots in three US states.
According to data from the Education Week website, from 2018 to the end of 2025, 147 people were killed and 420 others were injured in school shootings in the United States, including 106 children.
