Hero in deadly Oregon elementary school shooting is Kaylub Giamanco, father of 2 students

NBC·October 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM+13

nbcnews.com

Kaylub Giamanco was driving home from lunch Thursday when he heard gunshots and saw a gunman entering Silver Rail Elementary School, his brother said. NBC News' Liz Kreutz reports on details of the heroic intervention.

Read source

Chat about this story

Quick actions

More coverage of this story

BBC News — World18h ago

Teacher fought US school attacker before armed dad shot suspect 'multiple times'

The New York Times1 day ago

Teacher Killed in Oregon School Shooting Was Working Her ‘Dream Job,’ Family Says

The Wall Street Journal1 day ago

A Teacher and a Father Risked Their Lives to Stop Oregon Elementary School Shooter

CBS1 day ago

Teacher saved lives when she tackled gunman during Oregon school shooting, police say

The Guardian — World

Hero in deadly Oregon elementary school shooting is Kaylub Giamanco, father of 2 students

Chat about this story

More coverage of this story

Teacher fought US school attacker before armed dad shot suspect 'multiple times'

Teacher Killed in Oregon School Shooting Was Working Her ‘Dream Job,’ Family Says

A Teacher and a Father Risked Their Lives to Stop Oregon Elementary School Shooter

Teacher saved lives when she tackled gunman during Oregon school shooting, police say

More stories

Man who confronted Oregon elementary school gunman identified by brother

Dad crawled through broken window to stop gunman at daughters' school, family says

Bystander who killed Oregon shooter identified as father of girls at elementary school

Oregon elementary school shooting: what we know so far

Oregon teen gunman was tackled by ‘heroic’ teacher then shot by students’ father

A teacher saved lives by tackling and fighting the Oregon shooter, police say

WATCH: Hero who stopped Oregon elementary school shooting suspect identified

Oregon school shooter identified as 16-year-old former student

Hero dad who took down Oregon school shooter identified along with teacher, student both killed in attack

Officials lay out how Oregon school shooting unfolded and share new details of investigation

Oregon police say teacher tackled suspected shooter, who previously attended Silver Rail Elementary

Multiple dead, including gunman, following shooting at Bend, Oregon elementary school