Bend, Oregon, shooter previously said he was bullied and told police he was assaulted at home

The 16-year-old boy who killed three children and a teacher, injuring two other people, at a school in Bend, Oregon, was assaulted twice in recent years, once while he was trying to defend his mother, police records show.

In one incident, he told his sister he had been bullied at school, according to police, who wrote that he “likely had a cognitive disability.”

Griffin John II opened fire on a special-needs classroom at Silver Rail Elementary School on Oct. 15 before he was killed by a man who has two daughters at the school.

Much about John remains unknown, and law enforcement is still investigating him and any potential motive. But the police reports show he experienced violence at a young age.

Court and police records previously obtained by NBC News detailed a tumultuous home life, with both parents being involved in violent encounters and run-ins with law enforcement, as well as financial instability.

At age 11, his sister’s friend assaulted him at his home, according to allegations in a Bend police report first obtained by NBC affiliate KGW.

John’s mother, Shauntai Nickerson, told police in the 2022 incident that the friend “slapped John across the face, causing him to…

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