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Oregon school shooting kills four, two survivors hospitalized

A 16-year-old former student opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, killing three children and a teacher before being shot dead by a parent.

Sources: Bangor Daily News (Maine), News4Jax (WJXT), Click2Houston, Daily Mirror and 1 more5 sources ↓|· 1 min read
Oregon school shooting kills four, two survivors hospitalized
Photo: Bangor Daily News (Maine)

KEY POINTS

  • Three children aged five, eight and 11 and one teacher were killed
  • Two survivors, Saylor Graham, 7, and Becky Drury, 54, remained hospitalized
  • A student's father shot the 16-year-old gunman dead
  • Police were investigating the motive

A shooting at Silver Rail Elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killed three children aged five, eight and 11, and a teacher on Thursday, October 15. A 16-year-old former student, Griffin J. John II, entered a special needs classroom and fired a shotgun.

Two wounded survivors remained hospitalized on Saturday. Seven-year-old Saylor Graham underwent surgery after being shot in the face and was in serious condition. Teacher Becky Drury, 54, was recovering from wounds to her arm and hand.

“Saylor is the definition of light and joy.”

— Matt Sampson

A father of two students shot the gunman to death while a teacher struggled with him for the weapon. Authorities credited them with stopping the rampage and saving lives.

Police continued to investigate the shooter's motive. Parents, teachers and others gathered outside the school on Saturday to leave flowers, pray and cry.

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