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An Oregon teacher threw her mobile phone before she tackled and tried to wrestle away a shotgun from the arms of a teen suspect who opened fire on a special educational needs class.
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As she tussled with him on the floor of the class - where three children and a teacher were killed - a bystander ran inside.
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Armed with a .40-caliber pistol, he opened fire and killed the teen.
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The bystander, a dad of two girls at the school, had been driving past Silver Rail Elementary in Bend when he saw the suspect firing in the car park then shooting through a window to enter.
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The details of the Thursday attack were confirmed by police, who said the 16-year-old suspect was a prior student at the school.
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Police say the suspect was armed with about 44 more rounds of shotgun ammunition when he was stopped.
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He fired as many as 15 rounds in the class.
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"To the people who showed courage in the face of such violence, and intervened to prevent this tragedy from being any worse, we owe you a debt of gratitude," Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said on Friday.
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Police offered more information on the attack at at a news conference on Friday, where they identified two of the four victims.
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They include five-year-old Rhoam Summer and 25-year-old teacher Meghan Lambert.
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The families of the two other students who were killed, an eight-year-old and 11-year-old, did not wish to have them publicly identified yet, police said.
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Two others were injured in the attack.
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Another teacher, a 54-year-old, was still being treated at hospital, and a seven-year-old student, who was in serious but stable condition.
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Krantz said the heroic actions of both the teacher and the father who ran inside the school saved lives.
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He said the teacher who wrestled with the gunman was not hurt but "almost certainly helped prevent more bloodshed".
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He identified the suspect as 16-year-old Griffin J. John II, who previously attended the school and was a special educational needs student there.
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A search warrant has been executed at the suspect's home and a search is ongoing, the police chief said.
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Police believe the suspect travelled to the elementary school on foot, but police are still investigating his exact movements and how he acquired the gun.
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Officials did not confirm the name of the father who intervened and fatally shot the suspect.
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But Kaylub Giamanco's family has identified him to US media as the person who sprang into action.
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The 36-year-old carpenter had just finished lunch and was on his way home when he passed the school, his brother told NBC News.
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He saw the suspect open fire on a vehicle outside the school then shoot through a window and go inside.
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Police said he had a legally concealed .40 caliber in his vehicle and his brother said he grabbed the pistol "and decided to go in after" the suspect.
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Police say he fired at the suspect "multiple times", killing him.
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In a statement to the BBC's partner CBS News, Giamanco's family said he is a "lifelong resident of Bend" and that he "is not seeking recognition".
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The family said Giamanco wants to express his "gratitude to the first responders, school personnel, and community for the outpouring of love and support".
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He and his family "respectfully ask for privacy".
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US President Donald Trump praised the bystander's actions on Friday, calling him a "great hero".
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Addressing reporters at the White House before departing for Georgia, Trump said the situation could have been "much worse" with no intervention.
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"It's a terrible thing, but thank goodness for a man that had a gun and knew how to use it," he said.
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Without naming the bystander, Governor Kotek acknowledged the man's heroic actions stopping further loss of life, but noted they "carry a heavy emotional burden, and I just want you to know that my thoughts are with you as well".
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Kayla Epstein contributed to this report.
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