Trump says armed bystander who killed US school shooter a 'great hero'

Channel News Asia·October 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM

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US President Donald Trump praised an armed bystander as a “great hero” for killing a teenage gunman who shot dead three children and a teacher at an Oregon elementary school.

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