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Police investigate motive after Oregon school shooting that killed four
On October 15, a 16-year-old opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon.
The shooting killed four people, including five-year-old Rhoam Summer, teacher Megan Lambert and two other students whose names have not been made public; two people were injured.
Police are still investigating what motivated the shooting.
Court records say the teenager had a cognitive disability and had been bullied at school.
They also describe two earlier assaults: one by his sister’s friend when he was 11, and another by his mother’s boyfriend in 2025.
These records offer background on his life, but do not establish a motive for the shooting.
Authorities have not said what will happen next in the investigation.
A 16-year-old killed four people and injured two others in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on October 15.
Those killed included five-year-old Rhoam Summer, teacher Megan Lambert and two other students with special needs who have not been publicly identified.
Authorities are still trying to determine what motivated Griffin John II to open fire.
Court records describe allegations that John had been bullied and assaulted before the shooting.
- Who
- Griffin John II, 16, opened fire. Four people were killed and two others injured.
- What
- A shooting at an elementary school killed four people.
- When
- October 15. The year was not specified for the shooting date in the article text.
- Where
- Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.
- Why
- Authorities are still trying to determine the motive.
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A police report said John was assaulted at home by his sister's friend.
A police report said a man who had been in a relationship with John's mother punched John repeatedly.
John opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, killing four people and injuring two others.
- Suspect
- Griffin John II, 16
- School
- Silver Rail Elementary School
- Location
- Bend, Oregon
- Date of shooting
- October 15
- Fatalities
- Four
- Injured
- Two
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What people are saying
I didn't want him to hurt my mom at all.
began to get violent, and I didn't want him to hurt my mom at all.
John expressed concerns about reporting the bullying at school because his mom would get upset