By — Martha Bellisle, Associated Press Martha Bellisle, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/authorities-release-911-call-from-the-man-who-killed-a-shooter-inside-an-oregon-elementary-school Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Authorities release 911 call from the man who killed a shooter inside an Oregon elementary school Nation Nov 3, 2026 7:32 PM EST 2026 ELECTION COVERAGE: Watch Live | Poll Closing Times | All Live Results | Live Updates | Live Fact Check A frantic 911 call from the man who fatally shot a 16-year-old shooter who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school last month was released Tuesday to The Associated Press through a public records request. In a tense call lasting a little more than a minute, Kaylub Giamanco told the 911 operator there's "someone with a gun" at the school his daughter attends. "I have a gun and I will shoot them right now," said Giamanco, who was driving home for lunch and saw the shooter at Silver Rail Elementary School. WATCH: Oregon school shooter attacked special education classroom, police say The operator implores him "don't do…
Authorities release 911 call from the man who killed a shooter inside an Oregon elementary school
In short
The audio documents how Kaylub Giamanco disregarded a dispatcher's instructions to wait for law enforcement after noticing 16-year-old Griffin J. John II targeting the school. Inside the building, teacher Becky Drury was injured and survived by playing dead, while learning specialist Cassidy Schutz fought the armed teen directly. Giamanco climbed through a window and fatally shot the gunman as he reached for a shotgun. The confrontation ended an attack that also left another student critically injured and wounded Drury.
Key points
- The newly released emergency audio shows that an armed citizen chose to confront the scho…: The newly released emergency audio shows that an armed citizen chose to confront the school shooter despite warnings from the 911 dispatcher.
- Staff members actively resisted the gunman inside the special needs classroom to protect…: Staff members actively resisted the gunman inside the special needs classroom to protect the remaining children under attack.
- The armed parent credited an educator's physical struggle with the attacker as the critic…: The armed parent credited an educator's physical struggle with the attacker as the critical factor that enabled him to stop the massacre.