# Teen Shooter at Oregon School Was Former Student, Police Say

> Oregon elementary school shooter, a former student, was tackled by a teacher before being shot by a father.
- Title: Teen Shooter at Oregon School Was Former Student, Police Say
- Summary: Oregon elementary school shooter, a former student, was tackled by a teacher before being shot by a father. A 16-year-old former student at Silver Rail…
- Keywords: griffin john ii, silver rail elementary school, bend, oregon, kendy freeman, kaylub giamanco, special needs program, nest program, news, local, Teen, Shooter
- Source: The Boston Globe — https://bostonglobe.com/2026/10/16/nation/teen-shooter-who-killed-4-oregon-elementary-school-was-former-student-police-say
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- Topics: griffin john ii, silver rail elementary school, bend, oregon, kendy freeman, kaylub giamanco, special needs program, nest program, news, local
## 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 the school.
## 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 Mother
The attacker’s mother, Shauntai Nickerson, said she would have done something to prevent the shooting if she could.
## Son of Victim
Kenda Freeman said her son, Kaylub Giamanco, shot the gunman during the attack at Silver Rail Elementary School.
## Victim Details
The youngest victim was a 5-year-old boy who loved reading and stuffed animals, described as a fearless climber.
## Shooter's Gun
The shooter used a pump-action shotgun bought by his mother, which he obtained under Oregon law with parental consent.
## Key takeaway

A 16-year-old former student at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend killed four people before being tackled by a teacher and shot by a father.