Shooter in fatal Bend, Oregon, school shooting was former student there

The Guardian — World·October 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM+4

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One teacher and three children killed after Griffin J John II, 16, barged into elementary school and began shooting Oregon elementary school shooting: what we know so far The 16-year-old who barged into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and unleashed a barrage of gunfire that killed a teacher and three children was a former student at Silver Rail elementary, officials confirmed in a Friday press conference. The heavily armed shooter, identified as Griffin J John II, climbed over a fence and onto the school’s property before shooting through a set of locked doors to enter the building. Continue reading...

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