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Hero dad who killed Oregon shooter stalked gunman, army crawled through school window: mom

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Gugliara, S. (2026, October 17). Hero dad who killed Oregon shooter stalked gunman, army crawled through school window: mom. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/us-news/hero-dad-who-killed-oregon-shooter-griffin-john-stalked-gunman-army-crawled-through-school-window-mom/

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Kaylub Giamaco, a father whose two daughters attend Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon, confronted and killed 16-year-old shooter Griffin John during an active shooting incident. According to his mother Kenda Freeman speaking to CBS News, Giamaco pursued the gunman after hearing gunshots while returning from lunch. He entered the school through a broken window, where he engaged and fatally shot John to prevent further harm to students. In a phone call to his mother shortly after the event, Giamaco described confronting John directly and ending the threat.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-17, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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On October 15, 2026, an active shooter incident occurred at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, resulting in the deaths of three students aged 5, 8, and 11, as well as a 25-year-old learning specialist. The attack took place on school picture day around 1:00 PM local time when a 16-year-old gunman entered the school with a 12-gauge shotgun after throwing it over the fence. A hero, Kaylub Giamaco, who was returning from lunch and heard gunshots, pursued and fatally shot the gunman to prevent further harm. Authorities directed families to Journey Church for reunification efforts.

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“Both articles describe the same specific incident involving Kaylub Giamanco confronting and shooting a gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon on October 17, 2026.”

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The brave dad who killed Oregon elementary school shooter Griffin John stalked the teen gunman and army crawled through a school window to stop him, the hero’s mother revealed. asserted

mother → kill → him

Kaylub Giamaco, who has two daughters who attend Silver Rail Elementary School, was heading home from his lunch break when he heard gunshots and saw John, 16, entering the building. asserted

John → have → building

Giamaco’s proud mom, Kenda Freeman, told CBS News that her son didn’t hesitate to jump into life-saving action to stop the maniac gunman from killing more helpless victims. asserted

son → tell → victims

“Kaylub knew something was not right, so he pulled up onto the grass, grabbed his gun and basically stalked the gunman back into the school,” she told the outlet. asserted

she → know → outlet

“He crawled through a window that the gunman had shot out. asserted

gunman → crawl → that

He army crawled through the window.” asserted

He → crawl → window

Here’s the latest on the elementary school shooting in Oregon: asserted

latest → ’ → Oregon

In a heart-pounding call to his mother immediately after, Giamaco said: “’Mom, I just shot and killed somebody. asserted

I → say → somebody

A man went into my daughters’ school and shot kids and I looked at him point-blank, and I shot and killed him, Mom.” asserted

I → go → him

Hero dad who killed Oregon shooter stalked gunman, army crawled through school window: mom

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