Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say
- On Thursday, October 15, 2026, 16-year-old John Griffin Jr. III attacked Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, killing three children aged 5, 8, and 11 and one teacher before an armed bystander fatally shot him.
- Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old carpenter and father, heard gunfire while driving home, pursued the gunman into the school, and killed him. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek credited Giamanco with having "heroically intervened to stop further loss of life."
- Law enforcement sources said the pump-action shotgun was purchased by Griffin's mother around August. Oregon law generally prohibits minors from possessing firearms, though exceptions exist for certain lawful uses.
- Five-Year-Old Rhoam Summer was identified as one of the four victims mourned by families and residents. A 7-year-old child and another teacher remain hospitalized with critical injuries from the shooting.
- Police Chief Mike Krantz said the investigation into the motive and the shooter's access to the weapon will take time. Authorities have not announced charges against family members and maintain a heavy police presence at the school.
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Authorities are investigating what led a 16-year-old gunman to force his way into his former elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday and open fire in a special-needs classroom. Three children and a young teacher were killed in the attack.
The adolescent author of a new school killing in the United States was a former student of a specialized school class, said the authorities on Friday, welcoming the intervention of the parent who shot him.
Police in the United States on Friday identified the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, as a 16-year-old former student at Griffin John II. His motive for the attack at the special needs school, which left three students and a teacher dead, is still being determined.
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