Twelve-year-old Elios Renteria, a sixth-grade student at Hosford Middle School, was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound in the backyard of a home on Southeast Glen Echo Avenue in unincorporated Clackamas County on the morning of Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Deputies responded shortly before 8:45 a.m. to a report about a juvenile who had reportedly shot themselves; Elios was transported to a local trauma hospital and died on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

Initial statements from law enforcement and school officials described the wound as appearing accidental, but the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office says the circumstances remain under active investigation and the Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office is determining the official cause and manner of death. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified.

Elios was remembered by the school community as a sweet, fun-loving boy; counselors were made available for students and staff ahead of a planned trip to Kuratli camp. If anyone was in the area that morning or has information about the incident, please come forward.