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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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-16 · by Nic White

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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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Story summary

On October 15, 2026, an active shooter report at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon led to a large police response. The Bend Police Department confirmed there was a report of an active shooter and directed concerned families to Journey Church for reunification. At least four people, including three children aged 5, 8, and 11, were killed, with two others critically injured. The shooter, identified as 16-year-old John J. Griffin II, used his mother's pump-action shotgun, purchased around his birthday in August, to enter the school by shooting through a locked door. A local resident, later named as Kalub Giamanco, intervened and shot Griffin dead minutes after he began firing inside the school. Governor Tina Kotek praised this action as potentially saving additional lives.

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📰 Oregon Elementary School Shooting
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Nic White
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Topics

Bend Oregon

Subjects

Griffin PERSON · 4× Bend GPE · 2× Rhoam Summer PERSON · 2× Giamanco PERSON · 1× John J Griffin PERSON · 1× Kalub Giamanco PERSON · 1× Oregon GPE · 1×

Narrative

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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16
2026-10-16 · Daily Mail
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 · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

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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