Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say
Police said a teacher tackled the gunman before a father shot him, ending the attack that left three children and one adult dead.
- A 16-year-old former student, Griffin J. John II, killed four people at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday before a parent who followed him into the building shot him, police reported Friday.
- The attacker used a pump-action shotgun purchased by his mother; under Oregon law, minors may possess shotguns if provided by a parent or with parental consent.
- A teacher threw her phone at the gunman, then tackled him—actions Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz called 'heroic.' The four victims included children aged 5, 8, and 11.
- President Donald Trump praised the father as a 'great hero' at a White House press conference Friday, saying the tragedy 'could have been much worse.' Schools across Bend canceled all classes.
- According to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University, this shooting marks the 28th mass killing in the U.S. this year.
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A teacher "fought" and "tackled" the suspected shooter by throwing her cell phone at him, according to Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz. The victim, who has been identified as Griffin J. John II, previously attended Silver Rail Elementary. The investigation is still active and underway.
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A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school. That's according to the chief of police. Authorities say the three children killed were aged 5, 8 and 11. A 7-year-o...
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Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say
A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him — likely saving lives before he was shot by a father who followed him into the building, police said Friday.
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