Former student kills four at Oregon elementary school before parent intervenes
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A 16-year-old former student killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday before a parent fatally shot him, police said.
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz identified the attacker as Griffin J. John II. Authorities said he shot his way through locked doors with a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun and fired as many as 15 rounds in a classroom serving students with special needs. He had about 44 rounds remaining when he was killed. Police were investigating his motive, movements and how he obtained the weapon.
The victims were children aged 5, 8 and 11 and 25-year-old teacher Meghan Lambert. Police identified the youngest child as Rhoam Summer but withheld the other children’s names at their families’ request. A seven-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were also hospitalized; the BBC reported Friday that the child was in serious but stable condition.
Police said an uninjured teacher threw her phone at the attacker, tackled him and struggled for control of the shotgun. A 36-year-old father whose children attend the school had seen the teenager fire at a vehicle outside, retrieved a legally concealed .40-caliber pistol from his vehicle and followed him into the building. He then shot the attacker multiple times during the struggle. Krantz said both interventions likely prevented further bloodshed.
All four people killed were shot in the same classroom. Police found the attacker dead inside the school within minutes of the first emergency call.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Correct the description of how the attacker entered the school to match police accounts that he shot through the locked doors. - "Authorities said he forced his way through locked doors with a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun": The sources say he shot through the locked doors, not merely that he forced his way through them.
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Former student kills four at Oregon elementary school before parent intervenes
A 16-year-old former student killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday before a parent fatally shot him, police said.
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz identified the attacker as Griffin J. John II. Authorities said he forcedshot his way through locked doors with a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun and fired as many as 15 rounds in a classroom serving students with special needs. He had about 44 rounds remaining when he was killed. Police were investigating his motive, movements and how he obtained the weapon.
The victims were children aged 5, 8 and 11 and 25-year-old teacher Meghan Lambert. Police identified the youngest child as Rhoam Summer but withheld the other children’s names at their families’ request. A seven-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were also hospitalized; the BBC reported Friday that the child was in serious but stable condition.
Police said an uninjured teacher threw her phone at the attacker, tackled him and struggled for control of the shotgun. A 36-year-old father whose children attend the school had seen the teenager fire at a vehicle outside, retrieved a legally concealed .40-caliber pistol from his vehicle and followed him into the building. He then shot the attacker multiple times during the struggle. Krantz said both interventions likely prevented further bloodshed.
All four people killed were shot in the same classroom. Police found the attacker dead inside the school within minutes of the first emergency call.
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