Oregon Father’s 911 Call Reveals Resolve in Stopping Shooter

WHO:

NY Post - An armed father shot and killed a gunman who opened fire at an Oregon elementary school.

NY Post - The shooting killed a teacher and three children.

CBS News US - The father was a parent of girls who attended the elementary school.

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - The father was Kaylub Giamanco; the teenager he fatally shot had entered Silver Rail Elementary with a shotgun and killed four people.

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - Giamanco told OPB he was in “full panic” as he approached the school.

WHAT:

NY Post - Authorities released a frantic 911 call from the father who shot and killed the gunman.

CBS News US - The father called authorities before going after the shooter.

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - Deschutes County released audio of Giamanco’s 911 call. The recording lasts 78 seconds; portions are garbled, and it largely corroborates his account in an OPB interview.

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - Giamanco told the dispatcher, “Oh my God, someone’s at my daughters’ school with a gun. I have a gun, and I will shoot them right now if I have to.”

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - The dispatcher told Giamanco to explain what happened, not to “do anything,” and to let her send an officer.

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - Giamanco shouted, “Silver Rail Elementary! Silver Rail Elementary!” and said, “This is my daughter’s school!” and “I’m about to go kill this kid. He’s in the school!”

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - Giamanco said he did not know who the shooter was and that he had been driving home.

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - When asked where in the school, Giamanco said the shooter was on the south side. He then said, “Entering the building. Right now!” and, “God damn it, they’re [expletive] shooting people! Come on!”

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - Giamanco confirmed the shooter was firing, saying, “Yeah,” and, “He’s shooting.”

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - The dispatcher asked whether the shooter was white, Black or Hispanic; Giamanco’s end of the line then went silent.

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - The dispatcher said, “We have help en route.” Other calls about the shooting are audible in the background.

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - Giamanco recalled telling the dispatcher, “I’m sorry, I have to go in. People are going to die,” but those exact words are not audible in the released recording.

WHERE:

NY Post - The shooting occurred at an elementary school in Oregon.

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - The school was Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon.

WHEN:

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - The shooting and 911 call occurred on Oct. 15, 2026.

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - Giamanco’s OPB interview took place the month before the article’s publication.

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - A photograph caption identifies Giamanco’s portrait as taken in Bend on Oct. 22, 2026, and a separate caption identifies emergency responders at the school on Oct. 15, 2026.

HOW:

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB - Giamanco called 911 while approaching the school, then ended the call and entered the building; the released recording does not make all of his side of the call audible.

(UPDATED November 4, 2026 01:06 UTC)

A father at Bend’s Silver Rail Elementary killed a gunman, after four people died. He had called 911 while approaching the school, then entered the building. Authorities released his frantic call, in which he reported the shooting and sought help.