Youngest victim of Bend, Oregon school shooting named as 5-year-old Rhoam Summer

Kindergartner Rhoam Summer, 5, has been identified as the youngest victim of Thursday's shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Kelik Summer wrote in a post on a Facebook community group: "Today has been the worst day of my life. My son Rhoam was killed in a school shooting. We are broken and lost, but are surrounded by friends and family who are keeping us safe." [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]

Rhoam was killed along with two other children, aged 8 and 11, and a teacher, according to the New York Post and CBS News. CBS News said a 7-year-old and a 54-year-old teacher were taken to St. Charles Medical Center with critical injuries and that their names were not immediately released. NBC News said the 7-year-old was in a wheelchair and that the injured teacher was identified by her husband as Rebecca Drury. [ 1 , 2 , 4 ]

The gunman, a 16-year-old male, was shot and killed by a bystander, police said. CBS News reported that two law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation named the suspect as John Griffin of Bend. There was no word on a motive, and police could not say on Thursday night whether he had a connection to the school. The New York Post, citing the Bend Source, said the 16-year-old allegedly first fired at a man in a red Toyota Tacoma pickup truck in the school's parking lot around 1 p.m. [ 1 , 2 ]

The bystander was identified as Kaylub Giamanco, 36, a father of two whose children attend the school, his brother Kyle Giamanco told NBC News. His family told CBS News in a statement that he is "not seeking recognition" and thanked first responders, school personnel and the community for "the outpouring of love and support." [ 2 , 4 ]

Rhoam's grandfather, Bryan Jolly, told the New York Times: "The whole thing is senseless and a shock." He described the boy as "very bright and very mischievous and very fun-loving and totally without fear." A woman who identified herself as Rhoam's aunt told the New York Post that his parents are "devastated right now." According to a daycare page, Rhoam started kindergarten at the school last month. The New York Post reported that a Meal Train page had raised more than $12,500, and Newsweek said an online fundraiser had passed $35,000 as of Friday afternoon. [ 1 , 3 ]

NBC News reported that several parents said the shooting happened in a special education classroom, which police have not confirmed. Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler said at a community vigil: "There are simply no words for the loss that we have suffered today." CBS News said memorials with flowers, balloons and stuffed animals appeared around the school and that police were expected to hold a news conference on Friday at 2 p.m. local time. [ 2 , 4 ]