Published 2:21 pm Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Bend shooter’s dad has Astoria ties

Oregon and the nation continue to reckon with the aftermath of the Oct. 15 shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend that left three students, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a 25-year-old teacher dead. Another 7-year-old student and a 54-year-old teacher are still recovering in the hospital. The shooter was killed on the scene by a bystander.

According to The Bulletin, Griffin John II, the 16-year-old shooter, shot his way into the school with a Maverick 88 pump-action shotgun. Rhoam Summer, whose name was released by his family, was the 5-year-old victim. The teacher killed was Megan Lambert. Kaylub Giamanco is the bystander who shot the gunman, who is also the father of two Silver Rail students. He had followed the shooter into the school.

Students in the Bend-La Pine School District return to school on Wednesday.…