A father armed with a handgun intervened during a deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The 911 call from Kaylub Giamanco, 36, provides insight into the chaos as the event unfolded. Before confronting the shooter, Giamanco made a frantic call to authorities, declaring his intention to protect his daughters.
“Someone’s at the school, at my daughters’ school with a gun. I have a gun, and I will shoot them right now if I have to,” Giamanco informed the dispatcher. His daughters were inside the school when he saw the shooter begin his attack while driving by.
The shooter, aged 16, tragically killed three children aged 5, 8, and 11, along with a 25-year-old teacher. Giamanco managed to locate and fatally shoot the gunman. The quick response of this father has drawn widespread attention.
The 911 recording, about 80 seconds long, captures the panic during the incident. The shooter started by firing at a vehicle, which prompted Giamanco to retrieve his gun after witnessing the shooter toss their weapon over the fence.
Giamanco’s initial reaction on the call was, “Oh my God,” as he described the unfolding situation at Silver Rail Elementary. When asked if he knew the shooter, he replied, “No, I don’t f—ing know, I was just driving.” He then informed the dispatcher that the shooter was already inside the school.
The recording ends in the midst of urgency, as the dispatcher tried to gather more information to dispatch the help needed swiftly. Authorities continued their response as details from the call emerged.
Lucia I Suarez Sang contributed to this report.
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