Former student, 16, kills four at Bend's Silver Rail Elementary
The gist
A 16-year-old former student opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher.
The school reopens Nov. 12 as families weigh when to return.
How it unfolded
- Oct 15, 2026Shortly before 1 pm, a 16-year-old former student fired at least 15 rounds into a special education classroom at Silver Rail Elementary, killing three students and a teacher. An alert went out at 1:17 p.m.
- Oct 15, 2026Kaylub Giamanco, 36, called 911 while driving by, followed the shooter into the school and fatally shot him; teacher Cassidy Schutz threw her phone at the gunman and wrestled him over the shotgun.
- Oct 16, 2026 –17, 2026Community members grieved at a makeshift memorial outside the school that continued to grow over the weekend.