Crime & Justice
16-year-old former student kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before parent shoots him dead
October 17, 2026 at 07:59 AM
Coverage
3 reports · over 7 hours
CNCNN
What we know about the 16-year-old who opened fire at his former elementary school, killing 4 in a special needs classroom
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It took just 3 minutes. How the Bend school shooting unfolded
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Oregon school shooter was former special needs student, police say
(opens the publisher’s site)A 16-year-old former special-needs student shot his way into an Oregon elementary school, killing three children and a teacher before a parent fatally shot him.
- Griffin J. John II fired into a special-needs classroom at Silver Rail Elementary School, killing children aged 5, 8 and 11 and teacher Megan Lambert, 25.
- A teacher tackled the gunman, and 36-year-old parent Kaylub Giamanco, whose children attend the school, fatally shot him.
- Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said John used a 12-gauge shotgun purchased by his mother and had 44 rounds remaining when he was killed.
- Krantz said investigators have not established a motive and are examining computers and other devices seized from the shooter's home.