911 call captures hero dad’s bravery before he took down Oregon elementary school gunman

Newly released 911 audio captures Oregon father Kaylub Giamanco reporting an armed attacker at his daughters’ school and saying he would shoot if necessary. He entered Silver Rail Elementary in Bend and shot the 16-year-old gunman, helping to stop an attack that killed four people.

Giamanco, a 36-year-old carpenter, had a legally owned pistol in his vehicle. Police said a teacher had tackled the attacker before Giamanco shot him; three children aged 5, 8 and 11, and teacher Megan Lambert, 25, were killed, while a child and another teacher were wounded. Giamanco has expressed anguish over those he could not save, while Lambert’s family thanked him for intervening.