Shooting at Silver Ridge School in Bend: Survivors' Details, Attacker's Weapon, and Legal Action by a Victim's Family

Three children were killed in a shooting at Silver Ridge Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, and details of the incident continue to emerge. Sources told CBS that the attacker's mother had legally purchased the rifle, while the parents of one of the victims have retained lawyers to investigate the school's procedures and how the teenager obtained the weapon.

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• Five students and four teachers were in a special needs classroom when the 16-year-old attacker entered the room.

  «Five students and four teachers were in the special needs classroom at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend on Thursday afternoon when a 16-year-old assailant burst into the room»

  OregonLive.com on MSN
• The rifle, a Maverick 88, was legally purchased in August 2026 by Shontai Nickerson, the attacker's mother, and given to him for recreational use, according to CBS sources.

  «The Maverick 88 pump-action 12-gauge shotgun was purchased legally in August 2026 by Shauntai Nickerson, the mother of the shooter, and given to him for recreational use»

  CBS News
• The parents of Raham Samar, one of the three victims, have retained three law firms as of Monday.

  «have retained legal representation from three law firms as of Monday.»

  The Source - Bend, Oregon
• The parents aim to investigate the school's protocols and how the armed teenager obtained the weapon.

  «have hired attorneys to investigate the school’s protocols and how the teenage gunman got»

  Associated Press News • Associated Press News

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