Kaylub Giamanco, the hero father who took down the Bend, Oregon, elementary school shooter last week has told his own story.
Giamanco, with two children at the school, heard shooting, saw a boy carrying a weapon into the school, and decided he would not be a bystander.
“I started hearing children PLEADING for their lives. And then I started hearing gunfire and I just started army crawling faster and faster. And I told myself, this is probably the last thing that I’m ever going to do.”
“I have to go in. People are going to die.”
“I crawled through the bottom window that was shot out and continued onto the rug inside where there’s a little breezeway with stairs.”
“And then the special needs classroom was to my left. At that point, I was on the ground on my hands and knees. I re-racked my weapon to make sure that a live round came so that I knew that I was ready to go.”
“And then I peeked through the window. And at this point I found my opportunity. And I’d seen a teacher on the left struggling with the gunman on the right with the rifle.”
“And I knew that they were on both sides of me, and I knew that he did not know that I was there. And so at that point I swung the door out and open and I stepped in and I fired.”
🚨 NEW: Kaylub Giamanco, the HERO father who TOOK OUT the Bend, Oregon elementary school shooter last week, tells the story for the first time “I started hearing children PLEADING for their lives. And then I started hearing gunfire and I just started army crawling faster and faster. And I told myself, this is probably the last thing that I’m ever going to do.” “I have to go in. People are going to die.” “I crawled through the bottom window that was shot out and continued onto the rug inside where there’s a little breezeway with stairs.” “And then the special needs classroom was to my left. At that point, I was on the ground on my hands and knees. I re-racked my weapon to make sure that a live round came so that I knew that I was ready to go.” “And then I peeked through the window. And at this point I found my opportunity. And I’d seen a teacher on the left struggling with the gunman on the right with the rifle.” “And I knew that they were on both sides of me, and I knew that he did not know that I was there. And so at that point I swung the door out and open and I stepped in and I fired.” This man deserves the Presidential Medal of FREEDOM! 🇺🇸
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 23, 2026
WND had documented only a day earlier reports that investigators were looking into the influence of a violence-promoting satanic cult on the shooter.
According to my sourcing, federal investigators are seeking to confirm whether the 16-year-old Bend, Ore. school sh—ter (Griffin John), who killed four women and children, was radicalized by the 764 terror cult. This is a leading suspicion. If this is confirmed, it would be the second Oregon school attack this year by a youth believed to be radicalized by the satanic terror cult. The 764 network is known for grooming teens to produce s—xual abuse content, carry out animal-killing blood rituals, and mass m—rder s—icides. In August, a trans leader in the cult was sentenced to decades in prison for grooming underage girls to partake in abuse. See my report about the cult: https://t.co/FQYLzeAIUN
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 21, 2026
A report from PJMedia cited revelations from independent reporter Andy Ngo as well as Oregon Public Broadcasting that were saying investigators are following leads to determine if the shooter was associated with the “notorious 764 cult.”
A former special education student at Silver Rail Elementary School identified by authorities as Griffin J. John II, 16, shot his way through a school-shooter deterrent door and killed three children, ages 5, 7, and 11, and a 25-year-old teacher.
JUST IN: The heroic bystander who took down a 16-year-old gunman during a deadly Oregon elementary school shooting has been identified as 36-year-old Kaylub Giamanco. Giamanco, whose two daughters attend Silver Rail Elementary School, saw the suspect shoot at a truck before blasting through the glass panes of the school’s double doors to get inside. Police say the teenager entered a classroom and fired as many as 15 rounds. Giamanco grabbed a legally owned .40-caliber pistol from his car and rushed into the building, following the sounds of gunfire. When he reached the classroom, he found the suspect struggling with a teacher who had thrown her cellphone at the gunman and tackled him. Giamanco then shot him multiple times, ending the attack. Three children and a teacher were killed, while two others were injured. New details are emerging about the father’s actions and what his family says about the tragedy: https://t.co/MvY6R3fBSS | @foxandfriends
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 17, 2026
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