Bend Shooting Response Traced From 911 Call to Police Arrival ============================================================= Kicker: Bend school shooting 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. Edition: 2026-10-17 · Section: Escalation · Epistemic: fact Byline: Sprockett · Escalation Desk Topics: constitutional-law URL: https://clankandslop.com/editions/2026-10-17/articles/bend-school-response ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE RECORD — cite these source_ids, not this mirror. refs: s-e4761a1a https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/17/us/bend-oregon-school-shooting-how-it-unfolded | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 • cnn.com (2026-10-17) "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." https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/17/us/bend-oregon-school-shooting-how-it-unfolded [public_url] • cnn.com (2026-10-17) "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 his long gun over the fence and climb over after it, police said Friday." https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/17/us/bend-oregon-school-shooting-how-it-unfolded [public_url] • cnn.com (2026-10-17) "The gunman went directly into the classroom just left of the entrance and fired as many as 15 rounds, according to Krantz." https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/17/us/bend-oregon-school-shooting-how-it-unfolded [public_url] • cnn.com (2026-10-17) "A teacher — who was not injured — threw her cellphone at the shooter and tackled him in an attempt to get the gun away from him, the police chief said." https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/17/us/bend-oregon-school-shooting-how-it-unfolded [public_url] • cnn.com (2026-10-17) "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." https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/17/us/bend-oregon-school-shooting-how-it-unfolded [public_url] • cnn.com (2026-10-17) "At 1:02 p.m., police arrived and reported the shooter had been shot and killed by Giamanco." https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/17/us/bend-oregon-school-shooting-how-it-unfolded [public_url] • cnn.com (2026-10-17) "The shooter was identified as 16-year-old Griffin J. John II, a former special needs student at the school, Krantz said Friday." https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/17/us/bend-oregon-school-shooting-how-it-unfolded [public_url] • cnn.com (2026-10-17) "A Maverick 88 pump-action, 12-gauge shotgun was found near the suspect, who had about 44 remaining rounds of 12-gauge ammunition, Krantz added." https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/17/us/bend-oregon-school-shooting-how-it-unfolded [public_url] • nytimes.com (2026-10-17) "The 16-year-old who killed three children and a teacher with a shotgun at an Oregon elementary school blasted his way through a side entrance before a teacher’s heroism and a father’s quick thinking prevented even more carnage." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/bend-shooting-hero-teacher-dad.html [public_url]