Youngest Oregon School Shooting Victim Planned Halloween Costume, Parents Reveal
The family of 5-year-old Rhoam Summer, killed in the Silver Rail Elementary School massacre, shared his excitement for the upcoming holiday.
The youngest victim of the Oregon school shooting, 5-year-old Rhoam Summer, had been anticipating Halloween, planning to dress as a bunny and go pumpkin picking, his grieving parents shared.
Rhoam was among four people killed on Thursday, October 15, 2026, in a mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The other child victims were an 8-year-old and an 11-year-old. The shooter, 16-year-old Griffin John, attacked a special education classroom before he was killed by a civilian.
His parents, Kelik and Lillian Summer, remembered their son as a kind child who loved to dance and help others. "He wanted to bring the brightest light into the world," they said in a statement. "We could not have hoped for a more wonderful child and everyone in his family, found family, and friend circle could not wait to see how he grew."
Rhoam's death has sent shockwaves through the community, leaving his parents and loved ones heartbroken.
