Crime & Justice
Oregon father recounts stopping school shooting that killed four
October 23, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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3 reports · over 7 hours
TGThe Guardian
Father who killed Oregon school shooter speaks out for first time: ‘I have to go in’
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BNBBC News
Father who killed Oregon school shooter describes anguish over children he couldn't save
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CNCNN
‘I have to go in,’ Bend school shooting hero told a 911 dispatcher. ‘People are going to die.’
(opens the publisher’s site)Kaylub Giamanco, who fatally shot the Oregon elementary-school gunman, has given his first account of the 15 October attack that killed four people.
- Giamanco said he told a 911 operator, "I'm sorry, I have to go in. People are going to die."
- On 15 October, 16-year-old former pupil Griffin J John II shot six people at Silver Rail Elementary, killing teacher Megan Lambert and three children aged five, eight and 11.
- Giamanco said he crawled through a broken window into the classroom, where a teacher was struggling with the gunman, and fired multiple shots to stop him.
- He said he lies awake replaying the attack, adding, "I want to apologize for not saving their babies."