Teacher and 5-year-old student killed in Oregon school shooting identified

Updated on: October 16, 2026 / 6:06 PM EDT / CBS News

Two of the four victims killed in the shooting at an Oregon elementary school on Thursday have been identified as 25-year-old teacher Megan Lambert and 5-year-old student Rhoam Summer, Bend police announced Friday.

Kelik Summer posted to a Facebook group Thursday night that it was "the worst day of my life. My son Rhoam was killed in a school shooting. We are broken and lost, but are surrounded by friends and family who are keeping us safe."

Two other children — ages 8 and 11 — were also killed in the shooting. The families of those two children have not made their names public, Bend police said.

A 7-year-old girl and a 54-year-old teacher were wounded. The 7-year-old girl was being treated at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, where she was in serious but stable condition, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said Friday. The 54-teacher suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Krantz said. She was being treated at St. Charles Medical Center. Their names were not released.

The suspect was identified by Krantz as Griffin J. John II, of Bend, Oregon. He was shot and killed by…

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