# Police say Oregon elementary school shooter who killed 4 was a former student

https://mins.news/en/item/103787

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-16 21:50 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://bit.ly/4i3XEx4

> Police said Friday that a teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman, then tackled and fought him, likely saving lives. A father who followed the shooter into the school shot him after he killed four people.

## Related coverage

- [Oregon school shooter was former special-needs student, police say](https://mins.news/en/item/103909) — Al Jazeera, 2026-10-17
- [Father and teacher credited with saving lives in deadly school shooting](https://mins.news/en/video/103932) — NBC News, 2026-10-16
- [Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed father shot suspect multiple times](https://mins.news/en/item/103859) — BBC News, 2026-10-16
- [Oregon police say teacher tackled suspected shooter, who once attended Silver Rail Elementary](https://mins.news/en/item/103795) — NBC News, 2026-10-16