Carpenter stops school shooter at Bend elementary during lunch break
A local carpenter intervened during a shooting at a Bend, Oregon, elementary school, fatally wounding the teen gunman and preventing further casualties.
Key points
- Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old carpenter, heard gunfire near Silver Rail Elementary while driving home from lunch.
- Giamanco entered the school's special-education room and pursued the teen gunman, Griffin J. John.
- Giamanco fatally shot the shooter, an action authorities credited with preventing further casualties.
- The incident occurred on Thursday around 1 p.m. at the school in Bend, Oregon.
Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old carpenter and father of two girls who attend Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, was driving home from his lunch break around 1 p.m. on Thursday when he heard gunfire near the school, his brother Kyle Giamanco told NBC News.
Giamanco entered the school’s special‑education room, pursued the teen gunman identified as Griffin J. John, and fatally shot the shooter.
Authorities credited Giamanco’s actions with preventing further casualties, though he has declined to speak publicly about the incident.
Your questions, answered
Who stopped the school shooter in Bend, Oregon?
Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old carpenter and father of two, stopped the shooter by fatally wounding the teen gunman.
What happened at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend?
A teen gunman opened fire, but a local carpenter intervened and fatally shot the shooter, preventing further casualties.
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