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The victims killed in a special needs classroom at an Oregon elementary school Thursday included a 5-year-old boy whose family said they are \u201cbroken and lost\u201d after the shooting and a young teacher working her \u201cdream job.\u201d
The shooting occurred at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend. Officials said an armed bystander fatally shot the teen gunman, putting an end to the shooting spree.
\u201cA school should be a safe place where children can learn and feel secure. What happened today should never happen,\u201d Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler said Thursday.
Rhoam Summer, a 5-year-old with long, curly hair, was identified as one of the victims by a family member.
Rhoam\u2019s mother, Kelik Summer, posted to a Facebook group last night, saying Thursday was \u201cthe worst day of my life. My son Rhoam was killed in a school shooting.\u201d
\u201cWe are broken and lost, but are surrounded by friends and family who are keeping us safe,\u201d Summer wrote.
Officials did not identify the other slain children, ages 8 and 11, at the request of their families.
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said that when officers arrived, two boys and a teacher were dead at the scene. Officers and medics attempted lifesaving care on another boy, he said.
A 7-year-old injured in the shooting was stabilized in serious condition at a hospital, Krantz said. Another teacher, Becky Drury, 54, had \u201cserious but non-life-threatening injuries,\u201d police said.
The family of the teacher killed in the attack identified her on Friday as Megan Lambert, 25, a central Oregon native and Boise State University graduate who dedicated her life to both teaching and coaching girls in the Central Oregon Volleyball Club.
She was a substitute teacher before getting her position as a full-time teacher, the family said in a statement read during an afternoon news conference.
\u201cShe loved Silver Rail,\u201d the family said. \u201cThis was her dream job.\u201d
She also loved volleyball and rejected a salary during her first year as a coach so girls whose families couldn\u2019t afford the costs of participating could play, the family said.
\u201cShe always fought for the underdog and those with special needs,\u201d it said.
In a statement, Drury\u2019s husband thanked people for their support.
\u201cThe kindness and concern shown to our family and everyone affected mean more than we can express,\u201d her husband wrote.
\u201cRight now, our focus is on my wife, Becky, and her recovery, and on supporting our family through an unimaginably difficult time,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWe respectfully ask for privacy and space as we navigate the days ahead.\u201d
The attack began just before 1 p.m. Thursday, police said, as the shooter scaled a perimeter fence at the school, shot at and breached a set of double doors, and entered Lambert\u2019s special needs classroom, where he opened fire.
Krantz said another teacher, who was not named, threw a cellphone at the shooter during the attack and tackled him. \u201cShe almost certainly help prevent more bloodshed,\u201d he said. That teacher was uninjured.
The bystander who shot the attacker entered a classroom in which a teacher and the gunman were in the middle of a physical altercation, Krantz said.
The shooter had been a special needs student at the school, Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook said at the news conference. A possible motive remained under investigation.
Kyle Giamanco identified the person who took down the gunman as his brother, Kaylub Giamanco, 36, a father of two children who attend the elementary school.
Kaylub Giamanco is a hero, his brother told NBC News, but doesn\u2019t feel like one. He can\u2019t get the children out of his head and feels guilty he didn\u2019t save more people, Kyle Giamanco said.
Kyle Giamanco also said he is friends with the family of the 7-year-old child who is in the hospital. The child, who is in a wheelchair and was shot in the face, is recovering from surgery.
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