Heroic Teacher and Father Stopped Oregon School Shooter Who Killed Four
Police reveal an Oregon teacher hurled her phone and tackled a teenage gunman at Silver Rail Elementary before a parent fatally shot the attacker.
POLICY WIRE — Bend, Oregon — A quick-thinking teacher hurled her mobile device at a teenage gunman before physically tackling and wrestling him in an intervention police believe prevented further casualties during a rampage in Oregon.
Authorities confirmed that the tragedy at Silver Rail Elementary School claimed the lives of four individuals, including three children and one teacher. The attack unfolded on Thursday when the heavily armed suspect, identified as Griffin J. John II, stormed a special education classroom.
Law enforcement officials publicly identified the educator killed in the violence as 25-year-old Meghan Lambert, alongside a five-year-old student whose name was released. The grieving families of the remaining two victims requested privacy in the wake of the tragedy.
Police lauded the bravery of educator Kaylub Giamanco, who confronted the active shooter directly by taking him down and engaging in a physical struggle. The confrontation culminated when a father of two daughters at the school intervened and fatally shot the suspect.
Investigators continue to examine the details surrounding the shooting rampage at the Bend educational facility. Local authorities have praised the extraordinary actions of both the faculty member and the parent in halting the heavily armed assailant.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
