Bend police still seeking motive after elementary school shooting

ABC7's report reconstructs a parent's intervention and the investigation into an attack that killed three children and a teacher.

Channel: ABC7 Story of October 18, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 241,702 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (22,161).

New details emerge in Bend, Oregon elementary school shooting

"Everyone wants to know why. Um including us," Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz says at a briefing featured in ABC7's report. The motive behind the deadly elementary school shooting in Bend, Oregon, remains unclear.

The segment follows the sequence of the attack and an armed parent's intervention. ABC7 reports that the father retrieved a legally secured handgun from his vehicle and shot the gunman. Retired FBI agent and ABC News contributor Brad Garrett emphasizes how quickly the attack could have become even more deadly.

Three children and a teacher were killed. The report also includes a student's account of sheltering during the lockdown, conveying the fear inside the school without resolving the central question investigators face.

The Short drew roughly 230,000 views before its first day was over, far above ABC7's usual opening audience for that format. Michelle Fisher closes the report with the immediate aftermath: local schools canceled classes, and the FBI and ATF were assisting the investigation.

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The numbers

ABC7's Bend report drew an unusually large opening audience compared with its usual Shorts.

the video's first day

usual first day here

22,161

this video

241,702

subscribers

2,980,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

3,236,765,576

views per day

1,890,528

typical day: 2,179,323

the video

views

229,620

likes

760

comments

495

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

ABC7

2,980,000

11Alive

2,850,000

WFAA

2,190,000

KTLA 5

1,510,000

FOX 11 Los Angeles

1,370,000

CBS New York

1,200,000

As of October 18, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.