5 dead in Bend elementary school shooting

[SVPete]

5 dead in Bend elementary school shooting

https://www.kptv.com/2026/10/15/bend-police-respond-report-active-shooter-silver-rail-elementary-school/

BEND, Ore. (KPTV) — Five people are dead, including the shooter, after a shooting Thursday at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, police said.

Bend Police Chief said during an afternoon briefing that the first call came from a driver at 12:59 p.m. who said someone with a long rifle had shot at him while he was in his car.
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Three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and one teacher were killed, police said. The fifth person dead is the shooter, bringing the total to five. Police said the families of all of those who died have been notified.

The suspected shooter was shot and killed by a community member who pursued him into the school, the chief said. Police identified the suspect as a 16-year-old boy from Bend. His name has not yet been released.

A "community member" took the murderer out, so no SRO. Does OR ban SROs?

Once again, anti-gun laws - schools are "gun-free zones" - did not hinder a person bent on committing murder. How unsurprising.

Had this happened in Portland or Eugene, the local prosecutor would be seriously considering prosecuting the "community member" for violating the "gun-free zone". Or if (s)he has a concealed-carry permit, revoking it. I wish I were joking.

[SVPete]

West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Let's Hear It for an Oregon Good Guy With a Gun

https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2026/10/16/west-coast-messed-coast-lets-hear-it-for-an-oregon-good-guy-with-a-gun-n4958370

He saw, acted, and ended the threat
Thank goodness some men and women in the ever-more-woke Bend, Oregon still conceal and carry guns.

If a man who saw the armed 16-year-old boy armed with a long gun shoot his way through the locked door into Silver Rail Elementary School hadn't acted immediately, many more innocents would have been killed on Thursday.

The Deschutes County Sheriffs made it crystal clear in a news conference Thursday night that the Good Samaritan heard the shooting, saw the threat, and acted to end that killer before deputies even got there.

That's the way it's done, America.

Three babies, ages 11, 8, and 5, and a teacher were killed by the 16-year-old mass murderer. Two others, a 7-year-old and a 54-year-old teacher, were critically injured and are hospitalized.

Things were horrific enough, but how many lives did that good guy with a gun save? Perhaps dozens.

My emphasis, a couple of additional details, that the school was locked and that the man who took out the murderer saw the murderer shoot the locked door open.

[SVPete]

Local Outlet Identifies Hero Who Took Out Oregon School Shooter

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/10/16/local-outlet-identifies-hero-who-took-out-oregon-school-shooter-n4958380

Channel2 NOW reported Friday that “Kaylub Giamanco has been identified as the bystander who reportedly confronted and shot the teenage suspect during the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School.” The outlet explained that it confirmed details about Giamanco after speaking with his relative. The deceased victims of the shooting include children ages five, eight, and 11. ...
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The New York Post referred to Giamanco as a “girl dad” and said he was on his school break when he heard gunshots and rushed to confront the teenage shooter, John J. Griffin. Giamanco did not wish to speak with reporters himself because, despite his heroism, he feels devastated and guilty that he was not able to stop the shooter before anyone died. Therefore, his brother spoke to the press instead.

Channel2 NOW indicated that Giamanco’s children were at the school where the shooting occurred but did not identify them as victims.
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The only reason to be worried for this brave man is that apparently many Oregon districts have a strict policy of not allowing concealed carry weapons on school property, even if the weapon carrier has a valid permit, as Giamanco did. This leads some people to worry that woke idiots in Oregon will take out their frustrations at the shooting on Giamanco, charging him with a crime.

Sadly the US does not lack Progs who would scream, "How dare you save lives by bringing a gun into a gun-free zone?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[SVPete]

Police seek answers after children killed in Oregon school shooting

https://srnnews.com/police-seek-answers-after-children-killed-in-oregon-school-shooting/

The bystander has not been publicly identified by police, although the New York Times reported that he was the father of two young girls who attend the school.

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek said at the press conference that the bystander “heroically intervened to stop further loss of life.”

Beyond those killed, a 7-year-old student and a 54-year-old teacher were taken to hospital with critical injuries.

It was not clear if the shooter had any prior connection to the school, which has about 450 students from kindergarten through the fifth grade, roughly ages 5 to 11, and 40 staff members.

The New York Times and other outlets, citing unnamed law enforcement officials, identified the teenager as John J. Griffin II, and investigators searched his home and seized electronic devices. They believe he used a 12-gauge pump-action Maverick 88 shotgun in the attack, which police say is registered to his mother, the Times reported.

Most of the rest of this Reuters article, before and after what I quoted, is standard MSM anti-gun . The article, unsurprisingly, does not mention that OR's anti-gun laws did not hinder the killer, nor that the father who took out the killer had to violate OR's anti-gun laws to save the lives even Goobernor Kotek admitted he saved. But the articles adds details to the picture.