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Sacramento mom says "hero" son shot, killed Oregon school shooter

Sacramento mom says "hero" son shot, killed Oregon school shooter

Summary

A man named Kaylub Giamanco fatally shot a teenage gunman during a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon that killed three children and a teacher. Giamanco, who has children at the school, acted quickly to stop the shooter and is now dealing with the emotional impact of the event.

Key Facts

  • The shooting happened at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.
  • Three children and one teacher were killed in the attack.
  • The shooter was a 16-year-old boy named Griffin J. John II.
  • Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old contractor and father, stopped the shooter by shooting him dead.
  • Giamanco was on a lunch break and saw the shooter on campus, then followed him into the school.
  • The shooter fired up to 15 rounds using a shotgun bought by his mother.
  • Two others, one child and one teacher, were wounded and hospitalized.
  • Giamanco legally owns and carries a firearm and grew up familiar with guns.
  • Giamanco feels traumatized because he could not save everyone during the shooting.
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