Members phkrause Posted Sunday at 10:16 PM Author Members Posted Sunday at 10:16 PM Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say BEND, Ore. (AP) — A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him — likely saving lives before he was shot by a father who followed him into the building, police said Friday. https://apnews.com/article/oregon-school-shooting-silver-rail-elementary-989180ae6e9aa2ed6a4239c8e3423085? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted Monday at 07:40 PM Author Members Posted Monday at 07:40 PM 🕯️ Oregon teacher prevented more deaths Community members grieve at the site of a makeshift memorial in front of Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore. Photo: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an elementary school in Bend, Ore., then tackled and fought with him, likely saving lives before he was shot by a father who followed him into the building, police said yesterday. City of Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz called the teacher's actions "heroic" during a news conference and said she wasn't injured. He identified the attacker as 16-year-old Griffin J. John II and said all of the victims were shot in the same classroom. John was once a special needs student at Silver Rail Elementary, authorities said, and he attacked a classroom with special needs students. Read more. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted 43 minutes ago Author Members Posted 43 minutes ago Where the investigation stands Days after a deadly elementary school shooting in Bend, Oregon, investigators are examining evidence recovered from the gunman’s home as questions about his motive remain unanswered. The 16-year-old shooter, a former student at Silver Rail Elementary, returned to the school and opened fire inside a special needs classroom on Thursday, killing three students and a teacher. Officials said he had previously attended special needs classes at the school, though it remains unclear whether he was once enrolled in the classroom he targeted. + Read more: Where the investigation stands + Four lives lost: What we know about the victims Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
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