US school shooting: 16-yr-old killed 4 using mother's gun, targeted special needs class
A 16-year-old former student opened fire inside a special needs classroom at an elementary school in Oregon, killing three children and a teacher. The attacker, identified as Griffin J. John II, entered the building with a shotgun bought by his mother. A father who followed John into the school and shot him stopped the attacker. Two other individuals, a teacher and a 54-year-old teacher, were injured in the attack. Police are still examining the motive behind the attack and how the teenager obtained the firearm.
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