# Oregon School Shooting: Heroic Stops

> A 16-year-old shooter at Oregon school killed three children and a teacher, but armed bystanders stopped him.
- Title: Oregon School Shooting: Heroic Stops · HuffPost | Shortify
- Summary: A 16-year-old shooter at Oregon school killed three children and a teacher, but armed bystanders stopped him. A 16-year-old shooter killed three children and…
- Keywords: oregon, silver rail elementary, griffin john ii, kaylub giamanco, megan lambert, bend police chief, school shooting, news, politics, School, Shooting, Heroic
- Source: HuffPost — https://huffpost.com/entry/oregon-school-shooting-how-it-unfolded_n_6ad409fde4b0ce24aed9fd97
- Published: 2026-10-17T23:56:14+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: oregon, silver rail elementary, griffin john ii, kaylub giamanco, megan lambert, bend police chief, school shooting, news, politics
## Shooter at school
A 16-year-old boy tossed a shotgun over a low chain-link fence and climbed over it himself.
## First responder
Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old carpenter, drove into the parking lot with a .40-caliber pistol.
## Shooting begins
The boy blasted through the school's glass panes with the shotgun, killing three children and a teacher.
## Heroic intervention
Giamanco shot the shooter, Griffin John II, killing him after the teacher wrestled with him.
## Aftermath
Three children and one teacher were killed; the shooter was 16 and died from multiple gunshot wounds.
## Key takeaway

A 16-year-old shooter killed three children and a teacher at Oregon school, but armed bystanders stopped him.