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

https://mins.news/en/video/103517

- NBC News, 2026-10-16 17:32 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNxuXPhPr1k

> 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 around the time of his birthday in August.

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