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Hero who stopped Oregon school shooter called mother to say ‘I shot and killed him, mom’

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O’Neill, J. (2026, October 19). Hero who stopped Oregon school shooter called mother to say ‘I shot and killed him, mom’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/19/us-news/oregon-school-shooting-hero-called-mother-to-say-i-shot-and-killed-him-mom/

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A father named Kaylub Giamanco stopped a school shooter at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, saving lives but killing the 16-year-old gunman with his legally carried firearm. Afterward, he called his mother Karen Freeman to inform her about what had happened. The shooter, Griffin John, killed four people and critically injured two before being stopped by Giamanco, who was just passing by during his lunch break when he saw the incident unfold.

Written by AI on 2026-10-19, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 15, 2026, an active shooter report led to a lockdown at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The Bend Police Department responded with a significant presence, directing families to Journey Church at 61303 S. Highway 97 as a reunification site. The Associated Press reported that the incident resulted in the deaths of four people, including three children and one teacher. The shooter, Griffin John II, age 16, is also among those killed; he was shot by Kaylub Giamanco, a father who happened to be nearby when the shooting began. Saylor Graham-Poarch, a seven-year-old girl with disabilities who was shot in the face during the attack but survived, has since been moved out of intensive care and faces a long recovery process.

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Jesse O’Neill

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🔮 The hero entered the classroom to see a teacher trying to pry a Maverick 88 pump-action 12-gauge shotgun away from the crazed killer — and opened fire several times on the teen before John could unload his 44 remaining rounds of ammunition, police said.

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The heroic father who halted a massacre at a Bend, Oregon elementary school Thursday called his mother after he gunned down the teenage shooter who opened fire on his former special education classroom, killing four. asserted

who → halt → four

“He said, ‘Mom, I just shot and killed somebody.’ asserted

I → say → somebody

And I said, ‘Kaylub, tell me about it,'” proud mother Karen Freeman told KOVR-TV of her son Kaylub Giamanco’s call as she choked up with emotion. asserted

she → say → emotion

Giamanco, 36, was on his lunch break when he drove past Silver Rail Elementary School and saw armed suspect Griffin John, 16, enter the school. asserted

John → drive → school

He stalked the killer and army crawled through a classroom window before ending the massacre by shooting John with his legal concealed weapon. asserted

He → stalk → weapon

“And he said, ‘A man went into my daughter’s school and shot kids.’ asserted

man → say → kids

And he said, ‘And I looked at him point blank, and I shot and killed him, mom,'” Freeman recounted to the local station. asserted

Freeman → say → station

Giamanco’s two daughters attend the school, but the carpenter was just coincidentally driving past Silver Rail when he saw John throw his long gun over a fence and open fire on a driver who tried to confront him, officials said. asserted

officials → attend → him

As John shot his way through a set of locked doors en route to his former special education classroom, Giamanco was in hot pursuit, according to police. uncertain

Giamanco → shoot → police

The hero entered the classroom to see a teacher trying to pry a Maverick 88 pump-action 12-gauge shotgun away from the crazed killer — and opened fire several times on the teen before John could unload his 44 remaining rounds of ammunition, police said. uncertain

police → enter → ammunition

“It’s tough because I’m — well, I’m thankful that my babies are okay,” his proud mother said. asserted

mother → ’ → ?

“There are babies that are not. asserted

that → be → ?

And that’s … that’s hard to swallow ’cause my heart goes out to those families. asserted

heart → ’ → families

They didn’t get to bring their babies home.” asserted

They → get → babies

Three students — 5-year-old Rhoam Summer, an 8-year-old, and an 11-year-old — and teacher Megan Lambert, 25, were slain before Giamanco could end the bloodshed. Wheelchair-bound 7-year-old, Saylor Graham, and teacher Becky Drury, 54, were also critically injured by John. School officials have announced that Silver Rail will be permanently closed in the wake of the massacre. uncertain

Rail → slay → massacre

Hero who stopped Oregon school shooter called mother to say ‘I shot and killed him, mom’

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