# Police identify 16-year-old suspect in deadly Oregon school shooting

https://mins.news/en/item/103438

- NBC News, 2026-10-16 16:19 UTC
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- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/police-identify-16-year-old-suspect-in-deadly-oregon-school-shooting-271699013510

> Investigators named 16-year-old John J. Griffin as the suspect in an Oregon elementary school shooting that killed three children and a teacher. Law enforcement officials said his mother bought the gun used in the attack around the time of his birthday in August.

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