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Oregon mom says she "started running over to the school" when she heard of deadly shooting

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Kayla and Tyler Major, parents from Bend, Oregon, described their reaction upon hearing about the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School where a teenager killed three children and one teacher before being shot by a passerby. Their child was in the school during the incident but escaped harm. The Majors recount how they rushed to the scene when they learned of the attack.
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On October 15, 2026, an active shooter report led to a lockdown at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The Bend Police Department responded with a significant presence, directing families to Journey Church at 61303 S. Highway 97 as a reunification site. The Associated Press reported that the incident resulted in the deaths of four people, including three children and one teacher. The shooter, Griffin John II, age 16, is also among those killed; he was shot by Kaylub Giamanco, a father who happened to be nearby when the shooting began. Saylor Graham-Poarch, a seven-year-old girl with disabilities who was shot in the face during the attack but survived, has since been moved out of intensive care and faces a long recovery process.

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Bend Oregon Silver Rail Elementary School

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Bend GPE · 1× Kayla PERSON · 1× Oregon ORG · 1× Silver Rail Elementary School ORG · 1× Tyler Major PERSON · 1×

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A teen gunman killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, before he was killed by a bystander, police say.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16
2026-10-16 · CBS News
Oregon mom says she "started running over to the school" when she heard of deadly shooting · assertive framing

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A teen gunman killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, before he was killed by a bystander, police say. asserted
police → kill → bystander
Kayla and Tyler Major are the parents of a child who was in school at the time of the shooting but was not injured. asserted
who → injure → shooting
They share their experiences. asserted
They → share → experiences
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