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Oregon father describes killing school shooter

Kaylub Giamanco, the 36-year-old father who killed the gunman in the Oct. 15 shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., spoke with Oregon Public Broadcasting about the attack that killed three children and a teacher. Giamanco, whose two daughters attend the school, said he was driving by when he saw the gunman preparing to enter and acted because he felt he was the children's "last line of defense." He expressed regret that he could not save more children.

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Kaylub Giamanco, the father who shot the 16-year-old who opened fire on a Bend, Ore., elementary school and killed three kids and a teacher, shares what he wants people to know about his experience.

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Father who killed the Bend school shooter speaks to Oregon Public Broadcasting

Kaylub Giamanco, the father who shot the 16-year-old who opened fire on a Bend, Ore., elementary school and killed three kids and a teacher, shares what he wants people to know about his experience.

‘I Have to Go In’: Kaylub Giamanco Describes Killing Gunman in Oregon School ShootingNYTimes – US
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‘I Have to Go In’: Kaylub Giamanco Describes Killing Gunman in Oregon School Shooting

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Oregon father who killed school shooter says he regrets there were children he didn't save

Kaylub Giamanco, whose two daughters attend Silver Rail Elementary, where the Oct. 15 attack occurred, said he was the children's "last line of defense" and that he regrets not arriving soon enough to save them all.

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Hero dad who stopped Oregon school shooter shares his story

36-year-old Kaylub Giamanco shared his story with Oregon Public Broadcasting a week after the school shooting that killed three children and a teacher.

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