Summary
A 16-year-old former special-needs student killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon before being shot dead by a parent. The shooting happened in a special needs classroom, and the attacker used a 12-gauge shotgun. President Donald Trump praised the parent who stopped the shooter.Key Facts
- The shooter was identified as Griffin J. John II, a former special-needs student at the school.
- The attack took place in a special-needs classroom at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.
- Three children aged five, eight, and 11, and a 25-year-old teacher were killed.
- A teacher fought the gunman and was not injured.
- A father with children at the school, Kaylub Giamanco, shot and killed the attacker minutes after the first 911 call.
- The shooter used a 12-gauge shotgun and fired about 15 shots; police found 44 rounds left.
- Police are investigating how the teen obtained the gun; Oregon law allows minors to possess shotguns with parental consent.
- This shooting is the 28th mass killing in the United States in 2026, with hundreds of mass shootings recorded this year.
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