Humble hero dad who shot and killed Bend school shooter speaks out for the first time and reveals awe-inspiring details of his courage… before making a heartbreaking apology
Kaylub Giamanco, a father whose daughter attended Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, has spoken publicly for the first time about confronting a gunman at the school. He says he acted after seeing 16-year-old Griffin John II enter the grounds with a rifle, believing children were in immediate danger.
Giamanco told Oregon Public Broadcasting that he called 911, then went into the school and shot John as he struggled with a teacher; he fired twice more when John reached for his weapon. Three children with special needs and a teacher were killed in the 15 October attack. Giamanco said he is grateful for people’s support but is struggling with not having been able to save those who died, and apologised to the victims’ families.
In short
- Giamanco says he intervened during the Bend school shooting.
- Three children and a teacher were killed.
- He is struggling with those he could not save.
Explained simply
Silver Rail Elementary is a primary school in Bend, a city in the US state of Oregon. On 15 October, a 16-year-old, Griffin John II, entered the school grounds with a rifle. The attack killed three children with special needs and a teacher.
Kaylub Giamanco is a father whose daughter attended the school. He says he called 911 after seeing the gunman, then entered the school and shot him while he was struggling with a teacher and reaching for his weapon. The case raises questions about how people respond when children are in immediate danger, while the deaths have left families and the school community grieving.