Teacher and 5-Year-Old Identified Among Fatalities in Oregon Elementary School Shooting
Authorities identified a 25-year-old teacher and a 5-year-old student among the four people killed in a shooting at a Bend, Oregon elementary school, while a bystander killed the suspect.
Bend police confirmed that the victims of Thursday's shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School include 25-year-old teacher Meghan Lambert and 5-year-old student Rhoam Summer. Two additional children, ages 8 and 11, were also killed, though their families have not released their names.
A 7-year-old girl and a 54-year-old teacher were injured; the girl remains in serious but stable condition at Oregon Health & Science University, and the teacher is being treated for serious, non-life-threatening injuries at St. Charles Medical Center.
Police identified the shooter as Griffin J. John II, a former special-needs student at the school. He was shot and killed by a bystander, identified as Kaylub Giamanco, who declined public recognition.
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook said the incident occurred in a special-needs classroom, and no motive has been disclosed. Community members have placed flowers, balloons and stuffed animals around the school as memorials.
Bend, the largest city in central Oregon with roughly 100,000 residents, is located about 125 miles southeast of Portland.