WTMJ’s Wis. Morning News defines an EVERYDAY HERO as “an average Jon/Jane Doe who, when they woke up one morning, had no idea they’d be saving a life.”
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In Bend, Oregon: The unthinkable occurred when a 16-year-old boy, armed with a gun, entered an elementary school in October.
The shooter killed three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a 25-year-old teacher, but it could’ve been worse had it not been for the heroic actions of a man who had seen the boy walk into his daughter’s school. Kaylub Giamanco frantically called 91l.
Authorities on Tuesday released the 911 call made by Kaylub Giamanco as he rushed to help during the October 15 shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The 16-year-old gunman killed a teacher and three students before Giamanco, whose two daughters were inside the school, confronted and fatally shot him.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 3, 2026
Giamanco then told the dispatcher the shooter was inside the school, CBS News reported. When the dispatcher asked where the shooter was located in the school, he provided additional details.
“They’re f—ing shooting people. Come on!” Giamanco said. Ultimately, Giamanco would enter the school and use a handgun to shoot the armed teen.
The armed father who was hailed for his heroic actions during a deadly shooting at his daughters’ elementary school in Oregon frantically called authorities before he went after the shooter, according to a recording of the 911 call released Tuesday. https://t.co/mwpwsM297V https://t.co/o3qaqVLZmp
— CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil (@CBSEveningNews) November 4, 2026
Thank you Kaylub for being an EVERYDAY HERO!
