# Oregon school shooter was former special-needs student, police say

https://mins.news/en/item/103909

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-17 00:25 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/oregon-school-shooter-was-former-special-needs-student-police-say?traffic_source=rss

> Police identified the 16-year-old attacker as Griffin J. John II, a former special-needs student at Silver Rail Elementary School. He killed three children and a teacher; a teacher fought him before a parent entered the school and shot him dead.

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