Bend School Shooting: Teacher's Struggle and Armed Parent's Intervention Halt Teen's Attack
A 16-year-old former student, Griffin J. John II, killed four people at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, on October 15, 2026. The attack targeted a special needs classroom, resulting in the deaths of three children and one teacher. A female teacher physically wrestled the shotgun from the attacker, and a bystander, Kaylub Giamanco, fatally shot the suspect, preventing further casualties. Two others remain hospitalized. Authorities are investigating the motive and how the suspect acquired the weapon.