Nation Oct 23 'There's babies in there': Oregon father describes stopping school shooter By Azhar Merchant
Nation Oct 23 Oregon father who killed school shooter says he regrets there were children he didn't save Kaylub Giamanco, whose two daughters attend Silver Rail Elementary, where the Oct. 15 attack occurred, said he was the children's “last line of defense” and that he regrets not arriving soon enough to save them all. By Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Nation Oct 22 Teacher injured in Oregon school shooting says she had no chance to protect students A teacher wounded in last week's attack on a special education classroom at an Oregon elementary school never had a chance to try to shelter any of the children inside, she said Wednesday in a statement issued by a family… By Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Nation Oct 17 Oregon father is the latest armed civilian to confront a gunman in a U.S. mass shooting The heroic “good guy with a gun” who can stop an attack even before law enforcement can arrive has long been a rallying cry by gun rights advocates, arguing that armed citizens can act as a first line of self-defense… By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
Nation Oct 16 Watch 4:32 Oregon school shooter attacked special education classroom, police say Police in Bend, Oregon, are still investigating the motive behind the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School. Four people were killed, including three young children and a teacher. Police identified the shooter as a 16-year-old who previously attended the… By William Brangham, Daniel Okay
Oct 16 Watch 4:58 What makes the Oregon school shooting different – and what can be learned By Amna Nawaz, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte There are many more questions to be answered about the deadly elementary school shooting in Bend, Oregon. To explore some of them, Amna Nawaz spoke with James Densley, professor and chair of criminology and criminal justice at Metro State University. Continue watching
Oct 16 Man who stopped the Oregon elementary school shooter has 2 daughters at the school, his mom says By Haven Daley, Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Kenda Freeman said her son, Kaylub Giamanco, intervened in Thursday’s attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend and shot the teenage shooter. Continue reading
Oct 16 Teen shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot by a witness By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Gene Johnson, Associated Press Police said they did not know if the shooter knew anyone at the school or whether he had attended. Continue reading
Oct 15 3 students and a teacher killed in Oregon elementary school shooting, police say By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Gene Johnson, Associated Press Three children ages 5, 8 and 11 and a teacher were killed in a Thursday shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, police said. Continue reading
Sep 09 Ballots discounted for late postmarks surged in Washington and Oregon after Postal Service changes By Gene Johnson, Associated Press The number of ballots rejected for late postmarks has soared in the vote-by-mail states of Washington and Oregon, according to newly released data highlighting concerns about recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations ahead of this fall's pivotal midterm election. Continue reading