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Who Was Rhoam Summer? Oregon School Shooting Victims Identified

Who Was Rhoam Summer? Oregon School Shooting Victims Identified

Summary

A 5-year-old boy named Rhoam Summer was among the victims of a school shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon. The shooting, carried out by a 16-year-old gunman, killed three children and a teacher before being stopped by a parent who fatally shot the attacker.

Key Facts

  • The school shooting happened on a Thursday at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon.
  • Rhoam Summer, age 5, was confirmed killed in the shooting by his father on social media.
  • The gunman was a 16-year-old named John J. Griffin II, who used a pump-action shotgun.
  • The shooter forced his way into the school by firing at locked doors.
  • A parent of two students at the school, Kaylub Giamanco, shot and killed the attacker.
  • Five people died: three children, one teacher, and the shooter.
  • Two others, a 7-year-old student and a 54-year-old teacher, were critically injured.
  • About 500 people, including Oregon’s governor and the Bend mayor, attended a community vigil.
  • An online fundraiser has raised over $35,000 to support Rhoam Summer’s family.
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