'He Took Care of Business': Trump Says Bystander Saved Lives at Oregon School Shooting
Gov. Tina Kotek said the intervention likely saved lives after the gunman killed 4 people and wounded 2 others, police said.
- On Thursday, a 16-year-old gunman attacked Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher before being found dead inside the building minutes after the first emergency calls.
- Governor Tina Kotek praised an unidentified local resident who pursued the gunman into the school, saying their intervention helped end the rampage and likely saved lives as police arrived at the scene.
- Police Chief Mike Krantz confirmed the deceased children were ages 5, 8, and 11, while a 54-year-old teacher and a 7-year-old child remain hospitalized in critical condition.
- With classes canceled Friday for the area's 32 schools, residents held a vigil Thursday night to mourn, leaving flowers and stuffed animals outside Silver Rail Elementary School.
- This tragedy marks the 28th mass killing in the U.S. this year, echoing a similar incident four years ago when a grocery worker in Bend intervened during a supermarket shooting.
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Took care of business: Trump calls Oregon school shooting bystander a great hero - The Tribune
US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) praised the bystander who stopped the gunman during a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, calling him a "great hero" and saying his intervention prevented the incident from becoming even worse.
'Great hero' praised for saving lives in Oregon school shooting
Kaylub Giamanco raced into Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, after the shooter, identified by local media as 16-year-old John J. Griffin II, blasted his way through locked doors and opened fire on youngsters. Kyle Giamanco said 36-year-old Kaylub, who has two children at the school, was driving home for his lunch break on Thursday when he heard gunshots and saw Griffin going into the special education room of the school. Kaylub Giamanco ha…
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The Independent (US)Trump praises 'great hero' who stopped Oregon school shooter
Governor praises local who ‘heroically’ helped end the mass shooting at an Oregon elementary school - WXXV News 25
By HAVEN DALEY, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER BEND, Ore. (AP) — Officials are lauding the actions of a local who they say chased down and shot a teenage gunman who killed three children and a teacher at an Oregon elementary school. At a news conference hours after Thursday’s attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Gov. Tina...
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