Hero driver who tried to stop Oregon school shooter shows bullet hole-riddled truck: ‘Holy s–t’

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Bradford, C. (2026, October 16). Hero driver who tried to stop Oregon school shooter shows bullet hole-riddled truck: ‘Holy s–t’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/us-news/driver-who-tried-to-stop-oregon-school-shooter-shows-bullet-hole-riddled-truck/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-16 · by Chris Bradford

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A driver who attempted to stop a school shooter near Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon on Thursday showed his Toyota Tacoma riddled with at least six bullet holes after being shot multiple times by the gunman. The driver was the first to call 911 and survived despite bullets smashing through his windshield and rear window while he was driving. The shooting left three students and one teacher dead.
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Story summary

As of October 15, 2026, an active shooter incident occurred at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, resulting in at least 4 deaths, including 3 children and a teacher. The shooter, believed to be a teenager who used his mother's shotgun, was fatally shot by an armed bystander shortly after the attack began around 12:59 PM local time. Law enforcement quickly responded to reports of shots fired near the school and set up a reunification site at nearby Journey Church for concerned parents.

The Bend Police Department confirmed that the shooter entered the school after firing shots into a car outside, prompting them to evacuate students room by room once they secured the area. At least two individuals were transported to hospitals but their conditions are unknown. The incident has led to renewed calls for stricter gun control measures from several Democratic lawmakers, including Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Janelle Bynum.

Written for “Oregon Elementary School Shooting” on 2026-10-16, grounded in this article and the 45 other(s) covering the same event.
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Story

📰 Oregon Elementary School Shooting
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The Independent
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 33% hedged 1 of 3 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe an active shooter incident at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on the same date and involve related details such as multiple victims and a driver who was shot at while responding to the event.”
CBC News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 8 📰 publisher trust 60
“Both articles describe the exact same shooting incident at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on the same day and time.”
BBC News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 4 📰 publisher trust 72
“Both articles describe the same Oregon primary school shooting incident on October 16, 2026, involving multiple victims and a community hero who attempted to stop the shooter.”
The Guardian
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 12% hedged 2 of 17 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe the same school shooting incident at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on October 16, 2026.”
Dawn
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 23 📰 publisher trust 71
“Both articles describe the same shooting incident at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, involving a 16-year-old shooter who killed four people before being shot dead by an armed community member.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 12% hedged 3 of 25 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe the same specific incident where a teen gunman fired at a driver's truck before carrying out a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.”
The Guardian
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 4% hedged 2 of 51 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe the same school shooting incident in Bend, Oregon on the same day, involving the deaths of three children and a teacher.”
CBS News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 2 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles describe the exact same school shooting incident in Bend, Oregon on October 16, 2026, involving the deaths of three students and one adult.”
Daily Mail
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 12% hedged 3 of 25 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the same school shooting incident at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, involving the same shooter and victims.”
CBS News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 3 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles describe the same elementary school shooting incident in Bend, Oregon on the same date, involving similar casualties and details about a bystander being shot at by the shooter.”
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Who wrote this

Chris Bradford
69 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 Because what you see with your eyes, you will not believe.
🔮 Krantz has warned the investigation into the shooting will be “long” and there has been an outpouring of grief among officials.
🔮 William Chapman, 24, had been diagnosed with “schizophrenia” and suffered “previous bouts of psychosis” before being mauled to death in front of fellow parkgoers on Saturday at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in northern England.
🔮 No arrests have been made but parents involved in the fracas could be slapped with disorderly conduct charges once they have been identified.
🔮 She had a swollen lymph node examined in May and initially doctors thought she had lymphoma, a form of blood cancer, but the cancer had spread, NBC News reported.
🔮 The 51-year-old “Get Him to the Greek” star smiled as he arrived at Southwark Crown Court in London, reaching for the hand of his wife of nine years, Laura Gallacher, who is standing by him at his trial. “I feel blessed — I feel of course concerned, but hopeful that this process will lead to good outcomes for everybody — that is my prayer,” he told waiting reporters, according to the BBC.
🔮 His mom has since been hospitalized “after losing her precious son,” his devastated sibling revealed, adding his death has left an “irreplaceable void.” Jilani died after recently becoming an uncle to his niece and he “couldn’t wait to spoil [her] and teach her martial arts,” Bustamente added.
🔮 He was as happy as could be,” he said of his son affectionately known as Jimmy James.
🔮 Alonzo Lunsford said it was “fitting” that Hasan will die by firing squad at the same Texas location where he killed 13 unarmed soldiers in 2009 in one of the deadliest ever shootings at a US military installation.
🔮 An Avianca flight is set to leave Miami for JFK at 8:25 a.m. Friday.
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Topics

911 Bend Tacoma Toyota

Subjects

911 ORG · 1× Bend GPE · 1× Toyota ORG · 1×

Narrative

The driver was the first person to call 911 around 1 p.m. Thursday to raise the alarm after “being shot at multiple times by a person with a long gun” by the evil teen who then shot up Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, killing three young students and a teacher.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16

Claims (6 extracted, 0 hedged)

The driver was the first person to call 911 around 1 p.m. Thursday to raise the alarm after “being shot at multiple times by a person with a long gun” by the evil teen who then shot up Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, killing three young students and a teacher. asserted
who → call → students
The stunned, unidentified driver showed how his Toyota Tacoma was riddled with bullet holes that smashed his windows. asserted
that → show → windows
“Boom boom, through my canopy, shattered out the back window,” the driver said in a video recalled of the terrifying volley of shots fired at him. asserted
driver → shatter → him
“Shattered out that f–king window,” he added, alluding to the car’s rear window before panning the camera to his shattered windshield. asserted
he → shatter → windshield
“[The bullet] went right through the f–king windshield. asserted
bullet → go → windshield
At least six large bullet holes pierced the driver’s red pickup truck. asserted
holes → pierce → truck
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