Bend school shooter was a former Silver Rail Elementary student

The Sansasyonel - International (English) · Oct 17, 2026 · 1m

Officials confirmed at a Friday press conference that Griffin J John II, the 16-year-old attacker at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, was a former student there. The report says Thursday’s shooting killed a teacher and three children. It also describes a seven-year-old in critical condition and a 54-year-old teacher with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. John climbed a fence and fired through locked doors to enter the building, then headed toward a classroom where he fired as many as 15 rounds.

Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old Silver Rail parent identified by his family, heard…