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  "id": "bend-school-response",
  "edition_date": "2026-10-17",
  "section": "Escalation",
  "kicker": "Bend school shooting",
  "headline": "Bend Shooting Response Traced From 911 Call to Police Arrival",
  "deck": "A 911 call at 12:59 p.m. was followed by a teacher’s struggle with the gunman; police arrived at 1:02 p.m.",
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  "timestamp": "11:03 UTC",
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    "In Bend, Oregon, police said a 16-year-old gunman killed three children: Rhoam Summer, 5, and two others, ages 8 and 11. He also killed 25-year-old teacher Megan Lambert. [E1]",
    "The first 911 call came at 12:59 p.m. after the driver of a red pickup truck saw a man approach the school, throw a long gun over the fence and climb over after it, CNN reported, citing police. [E2]",
    "CNN reported that the gunman went directly into a classroom just left of the entrance and fired as many as 15 rounds. [E3]",
    "An uninjured teacher threw her cellphone at the shooter and tackled him while trying to get the gun away, the police chief said. [E4]",
    "Police said Giamanco heard gunfire and saw the teacher physically struggling with the gunman, then entered the classroom and fired, striking the suspect multiple times and killing him. [E5]",
    "Police arrived at 1:02 p.m. and reported that the shooter had been shot and killed by Giamanco. [E6]",
    "CNN reported that the shooter was identified as 16-year-old Griffin J. John II, a former special-needs student at the school. [E7]",
    "A Maverick 88 pump-action, 12-gauge shotgun was found near the suspect, who had about 44 remaining rounds of 12-gauge ammunition, CNN reported. [E8]",
    "The New York Times reported that the gunman blasted his way through a side entrance before a teacher’s heroism and a father’s quick thinking prevented even more carnage. [E9]"
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        "raw_excerpt": "An elementary school in Bend, Oregon, was the latest among them, when a 16-year-old opened fire on Thursday, killing three children, including Rhoam Summer, aged 5; and two others, aged 8 and 11; as well as a 25-year-old teacher, Megan Lambert, police said.",
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        "raw_excerpt": "When Giamanco heard gunfire and saw the teacher physically struggling with the gunman, Giamanco entered the classroom and fired, striking the suspect multiple times and killing him, police said.",
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