Father fatally shoots teenage gunman after four killed at Oregon elementary school
A 36-year-old father fatally shot a teenage gunman after the teen killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, authorities said.
Police identified the gunman as Griffin J. John II, 16, a former student at the school. Investigators said he entered the campus on Oct. 15 by throwing a shotgun over a fence and climbing after it, then fired at a passing pickup truck before shooting through glass doors and entering the building. He opened fire in a special-needs classroom, where all the victims were shot.
The children killed were ages 5, 8 and 11. The youngest was identified as Rhoam Summer, while the families of the other two children requested that their names not be released. Meghan Lambert, a 25-year-old teacher, was also killed. A 7-year-old girl was hospitalized in serious but stable condition, and a 54-year-old teacher suffered serious injuries …