Bend father who killed Silver Rail school gunman speaks of children he couldn't save
A 16-year-old former student opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, killing three boys aged five, eight and 11, and teacher Megan Lambert, 25, and wounding another child and teacher Becky Drury, 54. Kaylub Giamanco, 36, a Bend carpenter and father, retrieved a handgun, called 911 and confronted the attacker, fatally shooting him. In his first public interviews, Giamanco said he regretted the children he could not save and credited a teacher who fought the gunman. Records described the shooter's tumultuous home life.
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Oregon man who killed Bend school shooter says he has regrets
A man who killed a school shooter at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, has spoken publicly about his regrets, saying "there were ones I didn't save." The man, identified as Kaylub Giamanco, described to a 911 dispatcher that he had to go in because people were going to die. A separate report describes him as a father and carpenter from Bend grappling with the aftermath of the shooting. Records also offer a picture of the shooter's tumultuous home life. The accounts come from multiple outlets including FOX 8 News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, The New York Times, NBC News, and CNN.
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Newly reported records offer a picture of the tumultuous home life of the gunman in the Oregon school shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend. The shooter's father, who fatally shot his own son to stop the attack, has spoken publicly for the first time, describing himself as 'just a carpenter from Bend' and recounting his decision to confront the gunman. Kaylub Giamanco, identified as the father and hero, told a 911 dispatcher 'I have to go in' and warned that 'people are going to die' before killing the attacker. Coverage from NBC News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, The New York Times, CNN and The Guardian details the aftermath and the accounts of those involved.
Read sourceFather who killed Oregon school gunman describes anguish over children he couldn't save
A father who fatally shot a gunman at his daughters' school in Bend, Oregon, has described his anguish over being unable to save more pupils. Kaylub Giamanco, 36, killed a 16-year-old former student who had shot three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School earlier this month. In an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting, Giamanco said he wanted to apologise to the parents of the children killed, saying "I want to apologise for not saving their babies." He credited a teacher who fought the attacker with giving him the chance to intervene. The victims were boys aged five, eight and 11, and teacher Megan Lambert, 25. Giamanco said he now relives the attack, hearing screams and seeing faces after his family goes to bed.
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Father who killed Oregon school shooter speaks out about children he couldn't save
Kaylub Giamanco, a carpenter from Bend, Oregon, has spoken publicly for the first time about killing the gunman in the Silver Rail school shooting. In interviews with the BBC, The New York Times, The Guardian, CNN, and Oregon Public Broadcasting, Giamanco described the anguish over children he could not save and recounted telling a 911 dispatcher, 'I have to go in,' warning that 'people are going to die.' He characterized himself simply as 'just a carpenter from Bend' while grappling with the aftermath of the attack. The coverage focuses on his firsthand account of the incident and his emotional response to the lives lost despite his intervention.
Read sourceFather Who Killed Oregon School Shooter Speaks Out About Bend Attack
Kaylub Giamanco, a carpenter from Bend, Oregon, has spoken publicly for the first time about killing the gunman who opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School. In a 911 call, Giamanco told a dispatcher, 'I have to go in,' warning that 'people are going to die.' The New York Times, Oregon Public Broadcasting, The Guardian, NBC News, and CNN have all reported on the incident, with NBC News also detailing records that paint a picture of the shooter's tumultuous home life. Giamanco, who describes himself as 'just a carpenter from Bend,' is now grappling with the aftermath of the shooting and his decision to intervene.
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