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Father who killed Bend school gunman says he told 911 he had to go in

Kaylub Giamanco, who killed the teenage gunman at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, spoke publicly for the first time and said he regrets not saving every child.

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Kaylub Giamanco, the father who killed a teenage gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, says he told a 911 operator he had to go into the school. The Guardian reports he said people were going to die.

Giamanco, 36, described the Oct. 15 shooting in an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting, about a week after it happened. NBC News says it is the first time he has spoken publicly about it. The Guardian describes him as a carpenter whose children attend the school. PBS NewsHour says he has two daughters there.

The New York Times reports he was driving past the school when he saw a gunman preparing to enter. The attack killed three children and a teacher. The Guardian says the three children were boys. PBS says the gunman went inside and killed them before Giamanco stopped him.

Giamanco said he regrets that he could not save everyone. NBC quotes him: "I didn't save everybody." PBS says he called himself the children's "last line of defense" and wishes he had arrived sooner. A PBS headline quotes him saying "There's babies in there."

BBC News and the Guardian say he has been hailed as a hero.

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  1. NBC NewsHero who stopped Bend school shooter haunted by encounter: ‘I didn’t save everybody’Fri, Oct 23, 2:34 PM EDT
  2. CBS NewsHero dad who stopped Oregon school shooter shares his storyFri, Oct 23, 3:04 PM EDT
  3. PBS NewsHourOregon father who killed school shooter says he regrets there were children he didn't saveFri, Oct 23, 5:19 PM EDT
  4. The New York Times‘I Have to Go In’: Kaylub Giamanco Describes Killing Gunman in Oregon School ShootingFri, Oct 23, 5:33 PM EDT
  5. BBC NewsFather who killed Oregon school shooter describes anguish over children he couldn't saveFri, Oct 23, 6:47 PM EDT
  6. PBS NewsHour'There's babies in there': Oregon father describes stopping school shooterFri, Oct 23, 6:48 PM EDT
  7. The GuardianFather who killed Oregon school shooter speaks out for first time: ‘I have to go in’Fri, Oct 23, 7:10 PM EDT
  8. CBS NewsMeet the hero dad who took down the Oregon elementary school shooterFri, Oct 23, 7:13 PM EDT
  9. ABC NewsHero dad who took down school shooter speaks out: 'I was supposed to be there'Fri, Oct 23, 8:25 PM EDT
  10. CBS NewsEmotional moments as hero dad describes fear and action in face of school shootingSat, Oct 24, 1:24 PM EDT

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Earlier versions (4)
  1. Fri, Oct 23, 6:55 PM EDT, 5 outlets: Father who killed Bend school shooter, a teenager, says he couldn't save everyone
  2. Fri, Oct 23, 6:05 PM EDT, 4 outlets: Man who stopped Bend school gunman says he was driving past when he saw him
  3. Fri, Oct 23, 5:25 PM EDT, 3 outlets: Father who stopped Bend school shooter says he regrets not saving more children
  4. Fri, Oct 23, 3:10 PM EDT, 2 outlets: Man who stopped Bend, Oregon school shooter describes the encounter