Trump says armed bystander who killed US school shooter a 'great hero'
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Who published it, and when
2 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 7 original reports, 2 reprints
Fri, 16 October 2026
2 reports- Channel News Asia19:44
US President Donald Trump praised an armed bystander as a “great hero” for killing a teenage gunman who shot dead three children and a teacher at an Oregon elementary school.
- bostonglobe.com22:45first to report
President Trump on Friday praised the actions of a “great hero” who he said “took care of business.”
Sat, 17 October 2026
2 reports- cp24.com11:42
Few mass shootings in the U.S. end like the deadly attack on an Oregon elementary school: with an armed civilian opening fire on the gunman.
2 reprints
- click2houston.com17 Oct, 11:14their copy
- winnipegfreepress.com17 Oct, 11:14their copy
- PBS NewsHour19:07
The heroic "good guy with a gun" who can stop an attack even before law enforcement can arrive has long been a rallying cry by gun rights advocates, arguing that armed citizens can act as a first line of self-defense and public protection.
Fri, 23 October 2026
3 reports- bearingarms.com13:01
Armed citizen Kaylub Giamanco stops Oregon school shooting, shares his story on gun use and safety.
- news4jax.com19:51
The Oregon man who fatally shot a teenage gunman to end a rampage at an elementary school says he was the children's “last line of defense.”.
- nbcphiladelphia.com20:03