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Oct 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Victim’s parents hire attorneys to investigate school shooting
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The parents of Rhoam Summer, 5, one of three children killed in Thursday’s shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, hired attorneys to investigate the school’s protocols and how the 16-year-old gunman obtained the shotgun police say he used. The attack also killed a teacher and wounded another student and teacher. The attorneys announced the investigation Saturday.
WHO: The parents of Rhoam Summer, represented by their attorneys
WHAT: Hired attorneys to investigate the school’s protocols and how the gunman obtained his weapon.
WHEN: Oct 17, 2026
WHERE: Bend, USA
WHY: The investigation will examine whether the school had an active-shooter protocol and how the gunman obtained the shotgun.
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