911 call released from father who killed Oregon school shooter

BEND, Ore., Nov. 3. Public records obtained by The Associated Press include the 911 call made by Kaylub Giamanco, the father who fatally shot the 16-year-old attacker at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend on Oct. 15. The audio, released Tuesday, runs for just over one minute and captures Giamanco's frantic attempt to reach the scene.

Giamanco was driving home for lunch when he saw the shooter at the school where his daughter attends classes. He told the 911 operator that there was someone with a gun at the building. He stated that he had a gun and would shoot the attacker right now. The operator urged him not to do anything until an officer arrived, but Giamanco grew frustrated during the exchange. He told the dispatcher he was about to go kill the kid.

Seconds into the call, Giamanco reported that the shooter was entering the building. The operator asked if the shooter was firing, and Giamanco confirmed that he was. The call ended before the operator could gather more details. The shooter, Griffin J. John II, had forced his way through locked doors into the special needs classroom. He killed three children, aged 5, 8, and 11, along with a teacher. One student was critically injured, and another teacher was hospitalized.

As Giamanco rushed toward the building, a teacher inside confronted the shooter to stop his progress. Cassidy Schutz, a certified learning specialist, threw her phone at the attacker and tackled him. She wrestled with him for control of the weapon until Giamanco arrived. Giamanco described Schutz as a real true hero because her actions gave him an opening to shoot the attacker. Schutz stated that her focus is on the families, the school, and her own healing following the tragedy.

Giamanco climbed into the school through a window and peeked into a nearby classroom. He saw Schutz and the shooter in profile, which provided him with an open shot. He stepped into the room and fired his gun. The teacher ran from the room, and the shooter reached for his shotgun. Giamanco shot the attacker two more times to ensure he could not move, fearing the shooter might harm others.

In an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting, Giamanco said he regretted not arriving soon enough to save everyone who was killed and injured. He described himself as the last line of defense between the shooter and the rest of the children. He noted that if he had not been there, he did not know what would have happened.

A second teacher in the classroom, Becky Drury, previously said she did not have a chance to shelter the children inside. She tried to shut the door behind her, but the shooter was already there. He shot her at close range in her left hand and right arm. Unable to get up, Drury pretended to be dead in the hope that he would not shoot her again.