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Bend father kills 16-year-old gunman at Oregon elementary school

CBS News reports that Kaylub Giamanco, 36, fatally shot the 16-year-old gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.

Published Nov 4, 2026 · 03:13 UTC1 reports

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CBS News reports that Kaylub Giamanco, 36, fatally shot the 16-year-old gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.[CBS News]
The gunman killed three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a 25-year-old teacher before Giamanco intervened.[CBS News]
Giamanco's two daughters survived, and he told a 911 dispatcher he would shoot the gunman if he had to.[CBS News]
Giamanco has told Oregon Public Broadcasting he went for his gun in a panic, an account that remains attributed to him.[CBS News]

The gunman killed three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a 25-year-old teacher.[CBS News]
Giamanco entered Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, with a handgun and fatally shot the 16-year-old shooter.[CBS News]
Giamanco's two daughters survived the attack at the school.[CBS News]
During the Oct. 15 shooting, Giamanco told a 911 dispatcher he would shoot the gunman right now if he had to.[CBS News]
Giamanco previously told Oregon Public Broadcasting he went for his gun in a panic after seeing the shooter throw a weapon over the school fence and climb after it.[CBS News]

Giamanco's account that he acted in a panic is his own, as reported by Oregon Public Broadcasting, and is not independently confirmed in the provided reporting.[CBS News]
Only CBS News is reporting this event in the provided materials, so no independent outlet corroborates these details.[CBS News]

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