Father's 911 call released after he killed Oregon school shooter

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 4 Nov, 17:11 · Archive

A father shot and killed a 16-year-old gunman after the teenager opened fire at his daughters' elementary school in Oregon on 15 October, killing three children and a teacher.

An armed father called 911 to report a gunman at his daughters' elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on 15 October, then shot and killed the attacker. Kaylub Giamanco, aged 36, was driving past Silver Rail Elementary School when he saw the 16-year-old shooter begin his rampage. On the roughly 80-second recording released on Tuesday, Giamanco told the dispatcher: '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.'

The gunman, identified as Griffin J. John II, was armed with his mother's shotgun. He killed three children aged 5, 8 and 11, and a 25-year-old teacher in a special needs classroom. One other student was critically wounded and another teacher injured. Giamanco rushed into the school with his handgun and fatally shot the teenager. The dispatcher urged Giamanco not to engage, saying 'Don't do anything, let me get an officer there', but Giamanco responded: 'I'm about to go kill this kid.' Giamanco's two daughters were inside the school and survived the attack.

How it is being reported

• 911 audio reveals moments father decided to enter Bend elementary school to disarm shooterNewly obtained audio of the 911 call made by the man who disarmed and killed the elementary school shooter in Bend, Oregon, reveals the tense moments before he ran into the mayhem. Carter Evans reports.CBS News · 4 Nov, 16:36
• Hero dad who stopped Oregon school shooter showed incredible resolve in 911 callAuthorities have released a frantic 911 call from the hero father who shot and killed a gunman after the killer opened fire at an Oregon elementary school, leaving a teacher and three children dead.New York Post · 3 Nov, 21:07
• Frantic 911 call from hero dad who killed school shooter releasedThe armed father who was hailed for his heroic actions during a deadly shooting at his daughters' elementary school in Oregon frantically called authorities before he went after the shooter.CBS News · 3 Nov, 20:49

In this story: Kaylub Giamanco · Griffin J. John II · Silver Rail Elementary School · Bend, Oregon

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