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16-Year-Old Killed in Oregon School Attack After Bystander Intervened
What happened
A 16-year-old opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, killing three students and a teacher. Kaylub Giamanco, driving past the school, entered the building through a shot-out window and confronted the shooter. A teacher also fought the attacker before the gunman was shot and killed.
Side by side
The New York Times and USA Today lead with Kaylub Giamanco as the primary focus, emphasizing his decision to intervene and describing him as a "hero" who stopped the attack.
- NYT‘I Have to Go In’: Kaylub Giamanco Describes Killing Gunman in Oregon School ShootingThe New York Times · Lean Left
- USATeacher, parent hailed as heroes in halting Oregon school shooterUSA Today · Lean Left · link via Google News
Newsweek focuses on Giamanco's emotional aftermath, highlighting that he "still hears 'screams'" and "the guilt he carries." BBC News provides a broader overview, noting both the teacher who "fought" the attacker and the "armed dad" who shot the suspect.
- NWOregon Dad Who Stopped School Shooter Says He Still Hears 'Screams'Newsweek · Center
- BBCTeacher fought US school attacker before armed dad shot suspect 'multiple times'BBC News · Center
The New York Post runs multiple stories examining the shooter Griffin John's background, including his "sickening obsession" with Nazism, his "broken family," and "the extreme measures" he took to enter. Breitbart News and Just the News emphasize that the shooter "targeted special education students" or those "pleading for their lives."
- JTNMan credited with saving lives in Oregon school shooting reveals more details about his actionsJust the News · Lean Right
- NYPOregon shooter Griffin John developed sickening obsession before killing 4 in school massacreNew York Post · Right
- NYPGriffin John’s connections to ‘nihilist violent extremist’ groups investigated after Oregon school shooting: reportNew York Post · Right
- NYPSecrets of Oregon school shooter Griffin John’s broken family — and violence that began before he was even bornNew York Post · Right
- BRTOregon Elementary School Attacker Targeted Special Education StudentsBreitbart News · Right
- NYPThe extreme measures Oregon shooter took to enter the school — and why he targeted special-ed roomNew York Post · Right
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