Overview
- A 16-year-old former student, Griffin J. John II, forced entry and opened fire in a special‑needs classroom at Silver Rail Elementary on Oct. 15, killing three children and a teacher and critically injuring two others.
- Becky Drury, a 54-year-old teacher who was seriously wounded, said she was shot at close range, suffered near‑severing of her left hand, and pretended to be dead because she could not move or protect students.
- A passing parent, 36‑year‑old Kaylub Giamanco, followed the shooter into the school and fatally shot him after another teacher wrestled for the weapon, ending the attack.
- Bend police, with the FBI and ATF, have served search warrants at the suspect’s home and on his electronic devices and social accounts while probing possible exposure to nihilistic violent extremism and how a legally purchased Maverick 88 12‑gauge shotgun was obtained.
- Most Bend‑La Pine Schools reopened with increased police presence and counseling services; Silver Rail remains closed as the criminal investigation and community recovery efforts continue.