BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Silver Rail Elementary School, the scene of the tragic mass shooting a week ago, will remain closed at least through next week, Bend-La Pine Schools announced Thursday. Beyond that, the school district said, “Our district and school leaders are in conversations with Silver Rail staff and families about what a return-to-learning
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steve Cook met with state and federal officials for a situational briefing regarding an incident at Silver Rail Elementary School. The meeting included Gov. Tina Kotek, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, alongside state and local leaders. Officials gathered to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Family and friends of Saylor Graham-Poarch has called for supporters to send encouraging messages to Saylor and her family. Kindly requesting that all correspondence be kept to five-by-nine inch dimensions and sent directly to their P.O. Box. The address is: P.O. Box 82, Bend, OR, 97709. This is according to one
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In his first sit down interview since the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting, Dr. Steven Cook spoke with KTVZ’s Claire Elmer about the tragedy and the district’s priorities moving forward.Claire Elmer: We have parents asking; how do I send my kid to public school? How do I do that? How do
Continue Reading BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police issued an update Monday afternoon on the investigation into last week’s mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, confirming there were a total of four staff members and five children in the special needs classroom when the 16-year-old former student opened fire. Three children ages 5, 8 and 11
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The law firms Dwyer Williams & Cherkoss, Simon Greenstone & Panatier, and Worthington & Caron announced Monday that they have been retained by the parents of Rhoam Summer to preserve and protect Rhoam’s memory and investigate possible legal claims arising from last week’s mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steve Cook released a video statement Sunday evening, communicating the latest for district students, parents and staff following the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School. Cook addressed the tragedy in a message to the school community, describing the impact on local families and neighbors across Bend. “A
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the first time we are hearing from the mother of Kaylub Giamanco, the local father, who shot and killed the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School on Thursday.Gimanco’s mother, Kenda Freeman recalled the emotional phone call she had with Kaylub to our CNN affiliate, KOVR-TV.“He said, ‘Mom, I just shot
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The tragic shooting at Bend’s Silver Rail Elementary was over less than three minutes after the teen gunman shot his way through locked doors and into the school, authorities said. While police have confirmed just how quickly the nation’s latest school shooting began and ended, when a parent followed the shooter
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools issued a statement Saturday on this week’s tragic shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, calling it “an unthinkable tragedy” and offering support for the victims, their families and the shaken, grieving community. On October 15, our Silver Rail Elementary community suffered an unthinkable tragedy, one that stretches far
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The tragic shooting at Bend’s Silver Rail Elementary brings a renewed focus on Oregon’s gun laws and a still-unresolved court fight over a gun-control measure voters narrowly passed four years ago. Oregon already requires background checks for most gun transfers, secure storage when firearms aren’t being carried or controlled, and a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Police released new details Friday of Thursday’s tragic shooting at Bend’s Silver Rail Elementary School, including the names of a teacher and one of three boys killed by the 16-year-old shooter who attended the school. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said the teen approached the school from a wooded area, threw
Continue Reading By Daniella Silva, NBC News The three children and a teacher killed in a special education classroom at an Oregon elementary school Thursday included a 5-year-old boy whose family said they are “broken and lost” after the shooting and a young teacher working her “dream job.” Rhoam Summer, a 5-year-old with long curly hair, was
Continue Reading BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Law enforcement officials into the deadly school shooting at Bend’ Silver Rail Elementary School have identified the shooter as Griffin J. John II. Griffin was born on Aug. 20, 2010. According to NBC News, the firearm used in the incident was purchased by Griffin’s mother in August around the time of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old carpenter with a concealed carry permit, intervened during a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School after witnessing a gunman enter the building. His brother, Kyle Giamanco, confirmed the details of the intervention. Giamanco was driving home for a lunch break when he heard gunshots and saw the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Officials from the Bend Police Department, Bend-La Pine Schools and Deschutes County Behavioral Health Services are scheduled to hold a media conference at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the Bend Municipal Court to provide updates on the investigation into Thursday’s shooting at Silver Rail Elementary.You can watch the press conference
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Every year, the FBI tracks and reports on the number of active shooter attacks in the United States.Different agencies track numbers in different ways. According to the FBI, an active shooter is defined as one of more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in populated area.Here is
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After candles were raised and community members gathered at Drake Park Thursday night to mourn the lives lost in the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.) spoke with KTVZ News and said she was grieving first as a mother. “I’m a mom. And as a mom,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Health Services, St. Charles Health System and Bend-La Pine Schools are partnering to host free, walk-in community support events Friday, Oct. 16, following a tragedy at Silver Rail Elementary. The drop-in gatherings are designed to provide immediate support, connection and crisis stabilization tools for students, families, staff and community
Continue Reading BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Local and state officials provided an update to the Bend community following Thursday’s shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School.
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