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Part of situation: Silver Rail Elementary school shooting in Oregon (9 clusters)

Kaylub Giamanco recounts stopping Silver Rail Elementary school shooter

Silver Rail Elementary School Kaylub Giamanco Bend Oregon school shooting Griffin John II

Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old carpenter and father, has spoken publicly for the first time regarding his intervention during a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on October 15, 2026.

Giamanco described how a series of routine decisions led him past the school, where he witnessed a 16-year-old gunman, identified as Griffin John II, firing at a vehicle and throwing a rifle over a fence. After calling 911 and informing the dispatcher that he had to enter the building to prevent further loss of life, Giamanco entered the school.

He recounted army-crawling through a broken window toward a special needs classroom. Upon entering, he observed a teacher struggling with the gunman. Giamanco fired his weapon, fatally shooting the teenager to prevent further attacks. The shooting resulted in the deaths of three children, aged five, eight, and 11, as well as a 25-year-old teacher, Megan Lambert.

Giamanco expressed deep emotional distress over the incident, stating he is haunted by the sounds of children pleading for their lives and the fact that he could not save all the victims.

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Bend · Bend Police Department · Griffin J. John II · Griffin John II · Kaylub Giamanco · Megan Lambert · Silver Rail Elementary School

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Politics Is Down Stream From Culture [afnn.us]
WATCH: Heroic dad who ended school shooting spree gives tearful first interview [www.lifesitenews.com]
Oregon father reflects on stopping Silver Rail Elementary School shooter – Full Interview [newstalk1079.com]
Father Who Killed Bend School Shooter Speaks Out for First Time [internewscast.com]
Kaylub Giamanco pide perdón tras tiroteo escolar en Oregón [laverdad.com.mx]
‘I have to go in,’ Bend school shooting hero told a 911 dispatcher. ‘People are going to die.’ - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale [wsvn.com]
Father Who Killed Oregon School Attacker Describes Tense Seconds Before Pulling Trigger [www.breitbart.com]
Who Is Kaylub Giamanco? Everything to Know About the Dad Who Stopped the Oregon School Shooter [okmagazine.com]
Oregon Dad Who Stopped School Shooter Praises Teacher, Describes the Face-Off [pjmedia.com]
Father recounts killing Bend school gunman | Honolulu Star-Advertiser [www.staradvertiser.com]
Oregon man who killed school shooter says he regrets there were children he didn't save [www.latimes.com]
Hero who stopped Bend school shooter haunted by encounter: ‘I didn’t save everybody’ [www.nbcnews.com]
Emotional moments as hero dad describes fear and action in face of school shooting [www.cbsnews.com]
Father who killed Oregon school shooter speaks out for first time: ‘I have to go in’ [www.theguardian.com]