Oregon school shooter kills four at Bend elementary

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 00:32 · Archive

A 16-year-old opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, killing three students and one teacher.

A 16-year-old identified as Griffin J. John opened fire in the special education classroom at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on Thursday, killing three students and one teacher. He was armed with a Maverick 88 pump-action shotgun, which his mother had bought. He threw the shotgun over the school playground fence before hopping over himself around 1 p.m.

Kaylub Giamanco, described as a hero father, followed the shooter into the special education classroom and fatally shot him, bringing the attack to an end, according to police and his relatives.

The shooter's mother, Shauntai May Nickerson, told reporters she was devastated by what had happened. She said her son was 'a good boy' and insisted there were no warning signs. She told CNN: 'I'm so sorry, I wish I could have done something. If I could have prevented this, I would have.' However, she would not say how her son gained access to the firearm.

One mother who was at the school during the shooting had herself survived the 2001 Granite Hills High School shooting in El Cajon, California. She was able to communicate with her fifth-grader son via text and Apple Watch during the attack, and later confirmed both her sons were safe.

How it is being reported

• Mother who survived 2001 school shooting comforted son over text when Oregon gunman stormed classrooms: 'How can lightning strike twice?'The woman, known only as Michelle, managed to communicate with one of her sons after Griffin John II, 16, attacked Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend on Thursday.Daily Mail · 18 Oct, 00:15
• Sobbing mom of Oregon shooter John Griffin insists son was ‘good boy’ after killing 4 at schoolThe weeping mother insisted she would have tried to prevent the massacre if she could.New York Post · 16 Oct, 19:27

In this story: Griffin J. John · Silver Rail Elementary School · Bend · Kaylub Giamanco · Oregon · Shauntai May Nickerson

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