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The 16-year-old shooter, whose name officials have not yet disclosed, was killed by a good Samaritan who pursued him after the gunman shot his way into Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, police said.

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A candlelight vigil for the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting victims, at Drake Park in Bend, Ore.m on Thursday night. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland / Getty

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Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler told her community they will have to come together to support one another, as she attended a vigil last evening.

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“There are simply no words for the loss that we have suffered today,” she said, calling it a dark day in the city.

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Kebler has a daughter that attends a different elementary school, and said that many of the people at the vigil had children or young relatives.

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“I am proud of our community for coming together to support one another, because that is what we are going to need right now,” she added.

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The aunt of a fifth grader at Silver Rail Elementary described her nephew as “very scared” in the aftermath of the shooting.

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Mindy Corely said her nephew had a phone and was able to tell his mother he was OK.

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“He was clearly very…

Original source: https://www.nbcnews.com/business

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