MEDIA ADVISORY: Silver Rail Elementary Active Shooter Incident - 10/15/26
MEDIA ADVISORY
Officials to hold 5:30 p.m. media conference regarding Silver Rail Elementary active shooter incident
Officials will hold a media conference at 5:30 p.m. today, Oct. 15, in Council Chambers at Bend City Hall to provide an update regarding this afternoon’s active shooter incident at Silver Rail Elementary.
Representatives from the Bend Police Department, Bend-La Pine Schools, City of Bend and Office of the Governor will participate to provide information regarding the incident and answer questions from the media.
WHEN: Today, Thursday, Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Bend City Hall, Council Chambers, 710 NW Wall St., Bend 97703
WHO: Representatives from:
- Bend Police Department, Chief Mike Krantz - speaking
- Bend-La Pine Schools, Superintendent Dr. Steven Cook - speaking
- City of Bend, Mayor Melanie Kebler - speaking
- Office of the Governor, Tina Kotek - speaking
- Bend Fire & Rescue, Deputy Chief of Operations Mike Hand
- Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Ty Rupert
- District Attorney’s Office, Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels
Media should arrive early to allow time for setup. Due to space constraints, media partners planning to attend should RSVP to Makayla Oliver, Bend Fire Communications Manager at moliver@bendoregon.gov or 541-797-3584.
The press conference will be live streamed on YouTube at the links below:
- English Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/EHrmXkNCY2Q?feature=share
- En Espanol: https://youtube.com/live/rJ0pVfgzZTA?feature=share