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John J. Griffin, 16, has been identified as the gunman in Thursday's deadly school shooting at a Bend, Oregon, elementary school. Kaylub Giamanco, 36, was identified as the good Samaritan who took down Griffin, his brother, Kyle Giamanco said.

Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said that the community member had seen the suspect entering the school, and pursued the suspect into the school where the community member "engaged him."

Three children aged 5, 8 and 11 and a teacher were killed after a 16-year-old suspect opened fire in the city of Bend, local police say.

Authorities said the 16-year-old shooter forced entry into the school by shooting at locked doors using a long gun. NBC News' Tom Winter discusses the damage a long gun is capable of, the heroism of a community member to pursue the suspect and the .. ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said her "heart is broken" after multiple people were killed, including children, at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend. The 16-year-old suspected gunman was killed shortly after police got reports of the incident.

The mayor of Bend, Oregon, Melanie Kebler, says that a vigil is planned for the four victims killed in a school shooting. Authorities say a 16-year-old gunman opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary, before being killed by a member of the community.

Chief Mike Krantz of the Bend Police Department in Oregon said four victims were killed, including three children and a teacher, in a school shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School. Krantz added that the 16-year-old suspect is also dead.

Tragic school shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon leaves 4 dead, suspect killed.