
Former University of Kentucky student sentenced for baby’s death
By Marcus Chen
ABC 7 Suncoast SWFL
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What we know:Victims:Four people were killed inside one classroom: children ages 5, 8 and 11, and a teacherTwo people hurt and taken to a Bend hospital in critical condition: a 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacherPolice say all families have been notifiedThe shooter:Identified as 16-year-old Griffin J. John II of BendPolice say he tossed a shotgun over the school fence and climbed over about 1 p.m. ThursdayHe forced his way in by firing into the glass panes of an outside set of double doors, then turned left into a classroom and fired up to 15 roundsHe used three types of 12-gauge ammunition: birdshot, buckshot and slugsHow he got the gun and ammunition remains under investigationOfficers arrived at 1:02 p.m. and found him deadHeroes:A teacher threw her cellphone at the shooter and then tackled him, trying to pull the gun away. She was not hurt.Kaylub Giamanco, 36, a parent of two students, got a .40-caliber pistol legally locked in his car, followed the shooter inside and shot h