Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inJasmine FernándezSaturday 24 October 2026 16:03 BSTFather who killed school shooter says he regrets not being able to save more childrenKaylub Giamanco spoke publicly for the first time about intervening during a deadly mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.The 16-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher before Giamanco entered the school with a handgun and shot the teenager to end the rampage.Police credited Giamanco with saving numerous lives at the campus, and President Donald Trump praised him as a hero for his brave actions.Giamanco shared that he is haunted by the tragic event and expressed profound grief for the victims he was unable to protect.A father of two students at the school, Giamanco plans to use his voice to advocate for improved classroom security infrastructure.In fullHero dad who killed Oregon school shooter said children were ‘pleading for their lives’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in