On a day when a gunman turned a Bend, Oregon, school into a place of danger, a local father chose to run toward the threat rather than away from it, and he has now spoken for the first time about that choice. Kaylub Giamanco, who describes himself with quiet modesty as just a carpenter from Bend, carries the memory of a moment in which he judged that people would die unless someone acted. His account is one more instance of ordinary people being pulled into extraordinary violence, and of the difficult reckoning that follows when the act is over.
Bend Father Who Killed Silver Rail School Shooter Speaks Publicly: 'I Have to Go In'
A gunman opened fire at a school in Bend, Oregon, and was killed by a bystander; the headlines do not state the number of victims.
I'm just a carpenter from Bend.
Mark
Why does this man's voice matter so much right now?
Mimi
Because it's the first time he's described it himself. Until now the story was told about him. Now he says he's just a carpenter from Bend, and that framing sets the tone.
Luke
Worth noting that what we have are headlines, not the full interviews. The quotes are attributed to his 911 call, but we haven't seen the whole conversation.
Mark
The line 'People are going to die' stands out. What does it tell us?
Mimi
It tells us how he understood the moment as he made the call. He believed lives depended on someone going in.
Luke
It tells us what he said he believed. It doesn't tell us what was happening inside the building or whether his read was accurate.
Mark
Do we know how many victims there were?
Mimi
Not from this material.
Luke
Right, and that's a significant gap. Anyone stating a toll from this alone would be inventing it.
Mark
And the shooter's mother, accused twice of assault?
Luke
Accused, never convicted. That distinction matters, and nothing here links it to the shooting.
Mimi
It's a thread other reporters are pulling, and it's early.
Il Polso
- A gunman's attack on Silver Rail school forced a bystander into a split-second decision that would end with the shooter dead.
- In a 911 call, a father's voice carried the urgency of the moment: 'I have to go in,' and then, 'People are going to die.'
- Now speaking publicly for the first time, Kaylub Giamanco is wrestling with the weight of what he did and how it has changed him.
- Attention is turning to the shooter's family, where his mother was twice accused of assault but never convicted, opening a new line of questions.
- The full toll of the attack and its timeline remain unsettled, and further developments are expected as reporting deepens.
On a day when a gunman turned a Bend, Oregon, school into a place of danger, a local father chose to run toward the threat rather than away from it, and he has now spoken for the first time about that choice. Kaylub Giamanco, who describes himself with quiet modesty as just a carpenter from Bend, carries the memory of a moment in which he judged that people would die unless someone acted. His account is one more instance of ordinary people being pulled into extraordinary violence, and of the difficult reckoning that follows when the act is over.
A Bend, Oregon, father has spoken publicly for the first time about the day he killed a gunman at Silver Rail school. His name is Kaylub Giamanco, and he describes himself simply as a carpenter from Bend.
The account that has drawn the most attention is his 911 call. He told the dispatcher, 'I have to go in,' and then, 'People are going to die.' Those words capture the moment he decided to enter the school while the shooting was still underway. The reporting does not lay out the details beyond that, including how he confronted the gunman.
Several outlets have covered his statements, each emphasizing a different thread: his first time speaking out, his struggle with the aftermath, his account of the killing, and the 911 call itself.
The available material does not say how many people were hurt or killed, the date of the shooting, or the gunman's name and age, so those details are left out rather than guessed at.
A separate strand of coverage turns to the shooter's family. Willamette Week reported that his mother was twice accused of assault but never convicted. Nothing reviewed here links those accusations to the shooting.
What is clear is this: a bystander acted, the gunman was killed, and weeks later the man who did it is speaking in his own voice. More reporting is likely to fill in the timeline and the toll on the school community.
A Bend, Oregon, father has spoken publicly for the first time about the day he killed a gunman at Silver Rail school. His name is Kaylub Giamanco, and the way he describes himself is plain: just a carpenter from Bend.
The account that has drawn the most attention is his 911 call. According to headlines from CNN and others, he told a dispatcher, 'I have to go in,' and then, 'People are going to die.' Those words frame his decision to enter the school while a shooting was underway. The reporting available here does not lay out the sequence beyond that, and it does not describe how he confronted the gunman.
Several outlets have covered his statements. The Guardian led with the fact that this was his first time speaking out. Oregon Public Broadcasting focused on how he is grappling with the aftermath, using his own description of himself as a carpenter. The New York Times framed the piece around his description of killing the gunman. CNN focused on the 911 call and referred to him as the Bend school shooting hero.
The material gathered here does not state how many people were hurt or killed in the attack, so that figure is left out rather than guessed at. It also does not give the date of the shooting, the gunman's name, or the gunman's age.
A separate strand of coverage turns to the shooter's family. Willamette Week reported that the gunman's mother was twice accused of assault but never convicted. The headline offers no more detail on those accusations, and nothing here connects them to the shooting itself.
What is established is limited but clear. A bystander, a father, acted. The gunman was killed. And weeks later, the man who did it is speaking in his own voice about what he chose and what it has left him with. Further reporting is likely to fill in the timeline, the toll on the school community, and what investigators learn about the shooter.
Citazioni salienti
I have to go in. People are going to die.— Kaylub Giamanco, to a 911 dispatcher, as reported by CNN
I'm just a carpenter from Bend.— Kaylub Giamanco, as reported by Oregon Public Broadcasting
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