Bend Teacher Tackled School Shooter

What happened

Griffin J. John II, a 16-year-old former Silver Rail student, killed three children and teacher Megan Lambert after entering the Bend elementary school and attacking a special education classroom. A 7-year-old student and a 54-year-old teacher were wounded, and the shooter died at the scene. Police said the teenager had been in special education, adding urgency to questions about why he returned to the school. A teacher threw her phone, tackled him and fought for the shotgun before parent Kaylub Giamanco followed him inside and fatally shot him. Police credited both actions with limiting the attack. Investigators are searching his home and devices, but said a motive may never be known.

How each side covered it

From the left

Left-leaning outlets pressed for answers about access, motive and the choice of a special education classroom, while dwelling on communal shock.. The New York Times emphasized unresolved questions about the gun and why the teenager came back.. CNN framed the killings as another rupture of school safety for families.. The Boston Globe highlighted police praise for civilians who confronted the attacker..

From the right

Right-leaning outlets centered the story on intervention, grief and the argument that armed resistance prevented worse loss.. The New York Post led with the armed father’s pursuit as a heroic act.. The Daily Mail lingered on the young teacher’s devotion and the children’s vulnerability.. Townhall used the case to argue gun-control laws had failed and the father’s action proved its point..

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