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On Tragedy and the Interconnectedness of Community

In the wake of the shootings at Silver Rail Elementary, a note from our editor in chief about this week’s print edition
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Since the horrific shootings at Silver Rail Elementary on October 15, I have written various versions of this Editor’s Note in my head. One lamented the mental exercises in futility we as Americans engage in, every time one of our babies dies in a school shooting. Another was an attempt to examine the yawning social […]

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What We Know Now: Uncovering Details About the Shooter’s Family

Shotgun owner and shooter’s mother is Shauntai May Nickerson; Griffin John, father, long out of the picture, has long rap sheet
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The mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School happened less than a week from the date of this writing.  Amid the maelstrom through which rumors swirled, verifiable facts, often confirmed by local law enforcement authorities and eyewitnesses, have been laid bare alongside anonymously sourced information.  National news outlets, including The New York Times, have identified […]

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A Show of Support from Central Oregon Media

Local news outlets are sharing this “Kindness Matters” poster — a nod to Silver Rail’s school slogan
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Media outlets in Central Oregon, including Central Oregon Daily, KTVZ, Bend Radio Group, KPOV, Horizon Communications, Oregon Public Broadcasting and the Source are banding together this week to share a message of support for the people affected by the tragedy at Silver Rail Elementary School Oct. 15. We created this poster and social media images […]

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Tears Keep Coming: Silver Rail Parents, Children, Community Process Shooting as Memorial Grows Saturday

An investigation into a deadly shooting is continuing inside Silver Rail Elementary. Outside, the community is paying tribute to the victims.
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In the second full day since a 16-year-old gunman shot and killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, dozens of people visited a memorial to pay their respects, piling flowers, stuffed animals, candles, posters and balloons near a sign at the entrance to the school’s parking lot.   Blue paper hearts […]

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Fundraisers Bring in Hundreds of Thousands for Injured 7-Year-Old in Silver Rail Shooting

Over $600K raised for student; another $36,000 raised for injured teacher
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Two fundraisers aimed at raising funds for the 7-year-old girl injured in the Oct. 15 shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend have brought in hundreds of thousands as of Saturday. “Saylor Graham is a 7-year-old little girl, daughter, sister, and niece (sic) with a fierce determination to thrive,” reads a GoFundMe page set […]

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Bend-La Pine Schools Closed Through Tuesday as Community Grieves Shooting Deaths

Silver Rail Elementary will remain closed until further notice
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Bend-La Pine Schools will remain closed Monday and Tuesday in the aftermath of the Oct. 15 shooting at a southeast Bend elementary school that left three children and a teacher dead, the district announced Friday evening.   That doesn’t include Silver Rail Elementary, where the shooting occurred. The school is still the site of an […]

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City, State, Faith Leaders Speak at Vigil for Shooting Victims

Two events Friday are aimed at crisis support, following the tragedy at Silver Rail Elementary
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A Redmond teacher held a candle near the front of the stage at Bend’s Drake Park Thursday night, scrawling “Please protect our children” onto the pavers with sidewalk chalk. “This could have been us,” the teacher cried out, in between speakers on the stage. She declined to provide her name. Hundreds of people descended on […]

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Leaders Call for Action in Wake of Silver Rail Shooting

“Our babies are supposed to do arts and crafts at school, not use their desks as cover from gunfire.”
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Details about the shooting that included at least two victims at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend are still emerging, renewing calls from state, local and national leaders for an end to gun violence. Bend Police responded to the school just after 1pm Oct. 15. The assailant was dead, police said. Two others, an adult […]

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Police Respond to Active Shooter at Silver Rail Elementary; Five People Dead, Including Three Children

Three children, a teacher and the alleged assailant are dead; crisis counselors available to public on Friday at Central Library
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Police responded to an active shooter at Silver Rail Elementary in southeast Bend, according to an alert police sent out Thursday afternoon. Five people are dead, including three children, a teacher and the 16-year-old male shooter, according to Mike Krantz, Bend Police chief, who spoke at a 5:30 pm press conference Thursday at Bend City […]

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Breaking: La Pine Student Arrested After Alleged School Threat

15 year old in custody after alleged threats involving a firearm
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The Deschutes County Sheriff’s office says they’ve arrested a La Pine High School student today after an alleged threat to the “safety of students at the school.” According to a release issued this afternoon, a student at the school approached the School Resource Officer this morning to tell the officer about the alleged threat. Cops […]

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