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Here's what experts say about the civilian intervention in the Bend school shooting

NPR | By Jaclyn Diaz

Published October 16, 2026 at 4:11 PM CDT

An armed bystander stopped a shooting at a school in Bend, Ore. We talk with experts about how rarely an armed civilian ends an attack like this and how gun rights groups are responding.

Jaclyn Diaz

Jaclyn Diaz is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk

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