Teacher tackled Oregon shooter before father chased down and shot him
A teacher and a local father intervened to stop a teenage gunman during a shooting at an Oregon elementary school. Police and President Trump praised the individuals for their heroic actions, which likely prevented further casualties.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the ongoing debate regarding school safety, gun control, and the role of armed citizens in active shooter scenarios.
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. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz called her actions “heroic” during a news conference and said she was not injured. He identified the attacker as 16-year-old Griffin J John II, a former student at the school, and said all of the victims were shot in the same classroom. In a statement read to reporters on Friday, Kenda Freeman said her son, Kaylub Giamanco, <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/10/17/man-who-chased-down-and-shot-oregon-shooter-has-daughters-at-the-school/">shot the gunman in Thursday’s attack</a> at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend. She said he is the father of two girls at the school.
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