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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.

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Jaclyn Diaz
Jaclyn Diaz is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk
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