# Teacher and student killed in Oregon school shooting

> A 25-year-old teacher and 5-year-old student were among four killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on Thursday.
- Title: Teacher and student killed in Oregon school shooting
- Summary: A 25-year-old teacher and 5-year-old student were among four killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on Thursday. Four people…
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- Source: CBS News — https://cbsnews.com/news/bend-oregon-elementary-school-shooting-victims
- Author: Lucia I Suarez Sang
- Published: 2026-10-17T00:28:13+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: silver rail elementary school, bend oregon, school shooting, meghan lambert, rhoam summer, griffin j. john ii, news
## Teacher and student identified
Meghan Lambert, twenty-five, and Rhoam Summer, five, were killed in Thursday's shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Two other children, ages eight and eleven, also died.
## Rhoam's father speaks out
Kelik Summer posted to Facebook Thursday night: "The worst day of my life.My son Rhoam was killed in a school shooting.

> The worst day of my life. My son Rhoam was killed in a school shooting.
## Lambert's family remembers her
Meghan Lambert's family said she was compassionate with a huge heart, fought for the underdog and those with special needs, and lit up the room. She was an incredible sister, daughter, niece and granddaughter.

> Meghan was compassionate and had a huge heart.
## Others wounded in shooting
A seven-year-old girl was treated at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland in serious but stable condition. Becky Drury, a fifty-four-year-old teacher, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries at St. Charles Medical Center.
## Suspect killed by bystander
The shooter was identified as sixteen-year-old Griffin J.John II, a former special needs student at Silver Rail.A bystander, Kaylub Giamanco, shot and killed him at the scene.
## Key takeaway

Four people including teacher Meghan Lambert and five-year-old student Rhoam Summer were killed in a shooting at an Oregon elementary school; a bystander shot and killed the sixteen-year-old suspect.