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Community member kills 16-year-old gunman at Silver Rail Elementary

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 2:05 AM UTC · How we work

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A community member shot and killed the 16-year-old gunman at Silver Rail Elementary.
Three children (ages 5, 8, 11) and teacher Meghan Lambert (25) were killed.
A 7-year-old student and a 54-year-old teacher were hospitalized in critical condition.
Police arrived at 1:02 p.m., after the 12:59 p.m. 911 call, and found the shooter dead.
Tina Kotek praised the bystander’s heroism while Democrats called for stricter gun laws after Oregon’s first deadly elementary-school shooting.

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Story summary

A community member shot and killed the 16-year-old gunman at Silver Rail Elementary.
Three children (ages 5, 8, 11) and teacher Meghan Lambert (25) were killed.
A 7-year-old student and a 54-year-old teacher were hospitalized in critical condition.
Police arrived at 1:02 p.m., after the 12:59 p.m. 911 call, and found the shooter dead.
Tina Kotek praised the bystander’s heroism while Democrats called for stricter gun laws after Oregon’s first deadly elementary-school shooting.