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Teen Shooter At Oregon School Was Former Student
Teacher tackled shooter who killed 4 students at Bend elementary school.
In brief
Teacher tackled shooter who killed 4 students at Bend elementary school. A 16-year-old former student at Silver Rail Elementary killed four children and a teacher in Bend, Oregon, before being stopped by a father who entered the school with a gun. Originally reported by HuffPost.
Teacher Tackled Shooter
A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him.
Shooter Identified
Police identified the attacker as 16-year-old Griffin J. John II, who had been a special needs student at Silver Rail Elementary.
Shooter's Actions
He fired up to 15 shots from a 12-gauge shotgun and had about 44 rounds remaining when he was killed.
Shooter's Background
The attacker had participated in a special needs program called NEST, which aimed to help students with intensive behavioral and social skill challenges.
First 911 Call
The first 911 call came from a driver who saw the boy throw his gun over a fence and climb over it, then fired at the truck.
Second Driver Intervention
A second driver, a 36-year-old man whose children attend Silver Rail, followed the attacker into the school with a .40-caliber pistol.
Victims Identified
Three children ages 5, 8 and 11, and teacher Meghan Lambert, 25, were killed, with another 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher wounded.
Shooter's Mother
The shooter's mother, Shauntai Nickerson, said she would have done something to prevent the shooting if she could have.
Father Stopped Shooter
Kenda Freeman said her son, Kaylub Giamanco, shot the gunman in the attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend.
Shooting Impact
Classes and all activities were canceled Friday for schools across Bend, with the shooting being the 28th mass killing in the U.S. this year.
The key point
A 16-year-old former student at Silver Rail Elementary killed four children and a teacher in Bend, Oregon, before being stopped by a father who entered the school with a gun.
