School shooting survivor Mom comforted son over text
The woman, known only as Michelle, managed to communicate with one of her sons after Griffin John II, 16, attacked Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend on Thursday.
TL;DR
- A mother, who survived a school shooting in 2001, comforted her son via text during an attack at his Oregon elementary school.
- She revealed her own trauma from the 2001 shooting, which caused her panic attacks and anxiety about her children's safety.
- A bystander, Kaylub Giamanco, intervened and fatally shot the 16-year-old gunman, Griffin John II, who killed three students and a teacher.
- The gunman used a shotgun purchased for him by his mother around his 16th birthday, with the investigation into ammunition acquisition and motive ongoing.
- Police Chief Mike Krantz and others praised Giamanco and the teacher who fought the gunman as heroes.