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Seven-year-old Oregon school shooting victim upgraded to stable condition

Seven-year-old Saylor Graham is recovering in a Portland hospital after being shot in the face during a mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.

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A seven-year-old student who was shot in the face during a school shooting in Bend, Oregon, is now in stable condition. The Daily Mail reported that Saylor Graham, a disabled student who uses a wheelchair, is recovering in a Portland hospital. According to the New York Post and the Daily Mail, the attack occurred at Silver Rail Elementary School. [1][3]

The gunman was identified by the Daily Mail and the New York Post as 16-year-old Griffin John. The New York Post reported that the gunman killed three students, aged five, eight, and 11, alongside a 25-year-old teacher inside a special-needs classroom. The shooter was subsequently killed at the scene. As FTMQ News reported earlier, a 54-year-old teacher was also taken to the hospital in critical condition following the attack. [1][3][8]

The Daily Mail reported that Graham was inside the special-needs classroom when the gunman opened fire. Graham has a rare gene mutation called CASK, which affects her physical and cognitive development. Her family has requested privacy while she continues her recovery. [1]

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In short

  • Seven-year-old Saylor Graham was shot in the face at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.
  • Graham was listed in stable condition while recovering at a hospital in Portland.
  • The gunman was identified as 16-year-old Griffin John.
  • Four people were killed during the shooting inside a special-needs classroom.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Wheelchair-bound 'courageous' 7-year-old who was shot in the face by Oregon school shooting gunman fought for her life as high school students she 'inspired' rallied around herDaily Mail, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]7-year-old in wheelchair in critical condition after being shot in face by Oregon school shooter, report saysNew York Post, 21h ago
  3. [3]7-year-old in wheelchair in critical condition after being shot in face by Oregon school shooter, report saysNew York Post, 22h ago
  4. [4]Wheelchair-bound girl, 7, fighting for life after being shot in the face by Oregon shooter in tragedy that killed 4The Sun, 2h ago

Background

  1. [5]Kevin Nash on Wikipedia
  2. [6]Marion Eugene Carl on Wikipedia
  3. [7]Oregon on Grokipedia
  4. [8]Oregon teacher hailed as hero for tackling elementary school gunman FTMQ News, 9h ago
  5. [9]Five dead after shooting at elementary school in Bend Oregon FTMQ News, 1d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 9 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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