Teenager kills four at Oregon elementary school before being shot dead

A 16-year-old shot and killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on October 15, 2026. Police identified the shooter as Griffin J. John II, a former student at the school. He broke in through a side entrance carrying a shotgun that belonged to his mother. Officers arrived within minutes after receiving emergency calls just before 1 p.m. The suspect was shot and killed, though it is not clear who fired the fatal shot. Two other people were critically injured. Authorities have said that a teacher and a bystander stepped in to stop the attack, and that their actions prevented more deaths. School shootings continue to happen regularly across the United States.