{
  "id": 15058050,
  "title": "US school shooting: 16-yr-old killed 4 using mother's gun, targeted special needs class",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/us-school-shooting-16-yr-old-killed-4-using-mothers-gun-targeted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T22:18:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/oregon-school-shooting-16-yr-old-who-killed-4-used-mothers-gun-to-target-special-needs-class-john-j-griffin/articleshow/135004011.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}