Bend is a city in Central Oregon, United States, and the seat of government of Deschutes County. It lies on the Deschutes River to the east of the Cascade Range.

The settlement developed around a fordable crossing of the river and was incorporated as a city in 1905. Bend began as a logging town and later grew into a major center for tourism, recreation and outdoor sports.

Bend is the most populous city in Central Oregon and forms the core of the Bend metropolitan area. In the supplied news context, it is the city where the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School took place.