Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say
A teacher fought the gunman and an armed father stopped him, as officials said three children and a teacher were killed.
- 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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The shooting spree took place in Oregon, USA.
A 16-year-old shot three children and a teacher at a primary school in Oregon. According to the police, the perpetrator was once a student there himself. He was stopped by the father of two students who happened to pass the building.
Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say – WTOP News
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.
The 16-year-old who opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, was a former student there, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said. The teenager was not enrolled at the school at the time of the Oct. 15 attack. Three children and a teacher were killed in the shooting. Another child and a teacher were injured and hospitalized. Police have not released the names of the minors. How he got into the school Krantz said the teenager appro…
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