Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inBrendan RasciusFriday 16 October 2026 22:56 BSTPolice hold press conference after deadly Oregon elementary school shootingA 16-year-old gunman, identified as John Griffin II, fatally shot four people, including three children and a teacher, at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday.A 7-year-old student and a 54-year-old teacher were critically injured and hospitalized in the attack.Kaylub Giamanco, a father of two students at the school, heroically intervened and subdued the gunman.Police arrived within three minutes of the initial emergency call to find the suspect dead at the scene.Oregon Governor Tina Kotek praised Giamanco's bravery as law enforcement officials continue to investigate the shooting.In fullHero dad ID’ed after stopping teenage gunman armed with mom’s shotgun at Oregon school from killing moreMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in