{
  "id": 15116307,
  "title": "Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/teen-shooter-who-killed-4-at-oregon-elementary-school-was-a-former",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T04:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261017/teen-shooter-who-killed-4-at-oregon-elementary-school-was-a-former-student-police-say"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A teenage gunman, identified as 16-year-old Griffin J. John II, killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, according to police. The attacker was a former student at Silver Rail Elementary, who had been a special needs student at the school.\n\nA teacher bravely fought with the gunman, ultimately throwing her phone at him and tackling him as he fired multiple shots from a 12-gauge shotgun. The teacher was not injured in the incident. Police Chief Mike Krantz praised the teacher's actions as \"heroic\" during a news conference.\n\nThe shooter fired as many as 15 shots from the shotgun, leaving about 44 rounds remaining when he was killed by a father who had followed him into the building. The exact motive behind the shooting remains unclear, but investigators are working to determine how John obtained the pump-action shotgun, which he bought according to a law enforcement official briefed on the shooting.",
  "summary": "BEND, Ore. — A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him — likely saving lives before he was shot by a father who followed him into the building, police said Friday. City of Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz called the teacher's actions “heroic” during a news conference and said she was not injured. He…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Kaylub Giamanco: 'Hero' bystander who shot dead Oregon school shooter is a Silver Rail parent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/kaylub-giamanco-hero-bystander-who-shot-dead-oregon-school-shooter-is",
        "published": "2026-10-16T19:00:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Oregon teen gunman was tackled by ‘heroic’ teacher then shot by parent of students",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/oregon-teen-gunman-was-tackled-by-heroic-teacher-then-shot-by-parent",
        "published": "2026-10-16T22:22:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Bystander hailed as hero after killing teen gunman in Oregon school shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/bystander-hailed-as-hero-after-killing-teen-gunman-in-oregon-school",
        "published": "2026-10-17T00:58:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/teen-shooter-who-killed-4-at-oregon-elementary-school-was-a-former-15119822",
        "published": "2026-10-17T04:47:02.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}