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Oregon school shooter who killed three children and a teacher named as John J. Griffin, 16, as it's revealed he also shot seven-year-old in wheelchair

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White, N. (2026, October 16). Oregon school shooter who killed three children and a teacher named as John J. Griffin, 16, as it's revealed he also shot seven-year-old in wheelchair. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16215405/john-j-griffin-silver-rail-shooting-oregon.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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John J. Griffin, a 16-year-old from Bend, Oregon, carried out a school shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School on Thursday, killing three children aged five, eight, and eleven, along with an adult teacher. He also critically injured a seven-year-old in a wheelchair before being shot dead by Kalub Giamanco, a father present at the scene. Griffin used his mother's pump-action shotgun to breach safety vestibules designed to protect students from such attacks. The motive behind the shooting remains unknown.

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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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A teenage school shooter who murdered four at an elementary school has been named as John J Griffin. asserted

who → murder → Griffin

Griffin, 16, killed three children aged five, eight, and 11 at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday afternoon. asserted

Griffin → kill → afternoon

He also critically wounded a 54-year-old teacher and a seven-year-old child who uses a wheelchair, both of whom are still in hospital. asserted

whom → wound → hospital

Griffin was shot dead minutes after he began his rampage by a dad at the school since identified as Kalub Giamanco, 36. asserted

he → shoot → Giamanco

The first victim of the shooting has been named as a five-year-old boy called Rhoam Summer. asserted

victim → name → boy

Rhoam Summer, left, has been named as one of the victims of the shooting. asserted

Summer → name → shooting

He is pictured with his mother Griffin used his mother's pump-action shotgun to carry out the massacre. He used it to blast his way through a 'safety vestibule' system designed to keep children safe from school shooters. Giamanco shot Griffin dead within moments of the massacre beginning just before 1pm PT Thursday afternoon. A motive for the killings has yet to emerge. More to come. asserted

motive → picture → killings

Silver Lake Elementary School in Bend is pictured on Friday afternoon in the wake of Thursday's mass shooting that killed three young students and a teacher asserted

that → picture → students

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