A total of five students and four teachers were inside the Oregon elementary school classroom that was shot up by a 16-year-old gunman.
Griffin John II, a former student of Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, killed Rhoam Summer, five, and two students, as well as 25-year-old educator Megan Lambert on Thursday. He also injured wheelchair-bound Saylor Graham, seven, and educator Becky Drury, 54.
But it has now been revealed that there was an additional uninjured student and two other teachers inside the special needs classroom the day of the shooting, Scott Maben, a school district spokesperson, told The Oregonian.
'They were physically unharmed by the assailant. I can’t say if they sustained any injuries from running or hiding. [The school district has not] received details on that yet,' he told the outlet in a text.
It is unclear how old the fifth child is.
It comes as Rhoam Summer's family has hired three law firms to investigate whether or not the shooting was preventable.
'Rhoam Summer is the youngest person ever killed in a school shooting in the United States,' the law firms of Dwyer Williams & Cherkoss, Simon Greenstone & Panatier, and Worthington & Caron said in a statement.
Rhoam Summer, five, was among the three students who were killed on Thursday by Griffin John II at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon
Saylor Graham, seven, was shot in the face by John. She is currently in the hospital. Graham and Summer were amongst the five students and four teachers in the room that day
John, 16, killed three students and one teacher. He also injured Graham and another teacher
'The Summers' legal team will launch an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding this horrific event. The team’s primary objectives are to discover the truth, determine accountability, and pursue justice on behalf of Kelik and Lillian Summer, the parents of Rhoam.'
Co-Counsel Tim Williams called the tragedy 'senseless, barbaric, and depraved.'
'But was it foreseeable and thus preventable? That’s what we will find out,' he said in a statement.
The team of lawyers will look into whether or not the school employed its active shooter and security protocols, as well as how the shooter's weapon was purchased, among other things, they said in a statement.
Summer's family remembered the little boy as 'so strong' and as someone who 'could do anything.'
'He was also so kind,' the heartbroken parents wrote in a statement released through their lawyers. 'His heart knew no limits, and it grew with him every single day. We were so proud of who he was and who he was growing to be.'
They also said their child loved to dance and was the 'brightest light.' He also loved rainbows and unicorns and dinosaurs. His parents also revealed the child had been planning on being a bunny for Halloween.
Police said that John was so intent on targeting his former classroom that he ran around to the back entrance after being fired upon while trying to go in through the front.
Summer's family has hired three law firms to investigate whether or not the shooting was preventable
Megan Lambert, 25, was killed during the shooting. Alongside Graham, 54-year-old educational assistant Becky Drury was also injured
Kaylub Giamanco, a father, followed John into the school and shot him dead after spotting the teen while driving home on his lunch break
John, who was not enrolled in a Bend public school at the time, traveled to Silver Rail Elementary on foot last week. The route is being investigated.
He threw the Maverick 88, a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, over the fence before jumping over but found himself blocked from entering.
He then ran to the back entrance and blasted his way in through a 'safety vestibule' system designed to keep children at the school safe from shooters.
Law enforcement remains unsure as to how John obtained his ammunition, saying the investigation was 'very active.'
Kaylub Giamanco, a father who was driving home on his lunch break, spotted John and intervened by running inside the school and killing him. He holds a concealed carry permit.
Giamanco has been hailed a hero by locals.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the Bend La Pine School District for comment.