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Oregon shooting victims: three boys and female teacher killed at elementary school

Father of five-year-old Rhoam Summer says family ‘broken and lost’, while seven-year-old and 54-year-old in hospital Authorities are investigating a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, where a 16-year-old shooter killed four people before being shot dead by a bystander. The shooting took place on Thursday afternoon at Silver Rail elementary school, about 125 miles (200km) south-east…

Oregon shooting victims: three boys and female teacher killed at elementary school

A beloved local volleyball coach and special education teacher, Meghan Lambert, was among four individuals killed in a tragic school shooting in Bend, Oregon. The 25-year-old, who graduated from Boise State University and was passionate about sports, was shot inside the special education room of Silver Rail Elementary School. Two other individuals, including two students, are critically injured.

The suspect, identified as 16-year-old John J. Griffin, was shot dead by a parent at the school. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz praised the courage of those who intervened, including an unidentified teacher who fought off the shooter for several minutes before he was fatally shot. The circumstances and motive of the shooting are currently under investigation.

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