Oregon Tragedy: Father's 911 Call Released After School Shooting
Audio records show Kaylub Giamanco pleading for backup while driving to Silver Rail Elementary School before he entered through a window to stop the attacker.
By Lucas Sheridan ·
Bend, Oregon authorities released a 911 call Tuesday that captures the final minutes before a father entered an elementary school to stop an active shooter. The audio was provided to The Associated Press via a public records request regarding the October 15 incident at Silver Rail Elementary School.
In the recording, which lasts just over one minute, Kaylub Giamanco informs the dispatcher that there is someone with a gun at the school his daughter attends. He states that he has a gun and will shoot the attacker immediately. Giamanco was driving home for lunch when he spotted the shooter outside the building.
The operator urges him to wait for police, but Giamanco grows frustrated and says he is about to kill the attacker. Seconds later, he reports that the shooter is entering the building and firing shots. The call ends before the operator can obtain further details.
On October 15, 16-year-old Griffin J. John II forced his way through locked doors into the school. He killed three children, aged 5, 8, and 11, and a teacher in a special needs classroom. Another student was critically injured, and a second teacher was hospitalized.
Teacher Cassidy Schutz, a certified learning specialist, confronted the shooter inside the school. She threw her phone at him, tackled him, and wrestled for control of his weapon. Giamanco stated that her actions created an opening that allowed him to shoot the attacker after entering through an open window.
Giamanco said he felt he was the last line of defense between the shooter and the remaining children. He fired his gun, causing the teacher to run from the room as the shooter reached for his shotgun. Giamanco shot the attacker two more times to ensure he could not move, citing fear that the 16-year-old would fire at others.
In a statement released by Bend-La Pine Schools, Schutz described the event as a horrific and heartbreaking tragedy. She noted that her focus is on the families, the school, and her own healing. Giamanco expressed regret in an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting that he did not arrive soon enough to save everyone killed and injured.
