Mother who survived 2001 school shooting comforted son over text when Oregon gunman stormed classrooms: 'How can lightning strike twice?'

18 Oct 2026, 7:15 am SGT

The woman, known only as Michelle, managed to communicate with one of her sons after Griffin John II, 16, attacked Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend on Thursday.

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