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Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed dad shot suspect 'multiple times'

The 16-year-old suspect previously attended the primary school and had targeted a special educational needs classroom, police say.

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A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people in a school shooting in Oregon before tackling and fighting with him, police have said.

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Silver Rail Elementary School shooting

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The Oct. 15 shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, is in its aftermath: 16-year-old former student Griffin J John II killed three children and one teacher, wounded two others, and was fatally shot by parent Kaylub Giamanco; police continue to investigate a motive, while wounded teacher Becky Drury has disputed early accounts that she shielded a student and Giamanco has publicly described confronting the gunman.

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Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed dad shot suspect 'multiple times'BBC News – World
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Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed dad shot suspect 'multiple times'

'Heroic' teacher fought with Oregon gunman before parent shot suspectSky News – Front Page
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'Heroic' teacher fought with Oregon gunman before parent shot suspect

A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people in a school shooting in Oregon before tackling and fighting with him, police have said.

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