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'There were ones I didn’t save': Oregon man who killed school shooter says he has regrets

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The Oregon man who fatally shot a teenage gunman to end a deadly rampage at an elementary school last week says he was the children's “last line of defense” and that he regrets not arriving soon enough to save them all.

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  1. Just the News

    Man credited with saving lives in Oregon school shooting reveals more details about his actions (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Kaylub Giamanco said he heard gun shots and children pleading for their lives. He crawled through a window that had been shot out and continued crawling until he reached the special education classroom.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Hero who stopped Oregon school shooter haunted by encounter: ‘I didn't save everybody' (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Kaylub Giamanco

  3. NBC Chicago

    Hero father recounts confronting gunman at daughters' elementary school (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The Oregon father who stopped a school shooting last week has been too emotional to talk about what happened publicly. On Friday, he shared his story for the first time in a published interview. Kaylub Giamanco said his instincts kicked in when he saw the shooter go into the school with a gun.

  4. New York Post

    Hero dad who killed Oregon school shooter recalls hearing children ‘pleading for their lives’ as massacre unfolded (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The hero dad recalled the deadly series of events at Silver Rail Elementary School after he saw teen shooter Griffin John bust into the building with a shotgun last Thursday.

  5. NBC News

    Hero who stopped Bend school shooter haunted by encounter: ‘I didn’t save everybody’ (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Kaylub Giamanco speaks for the first time about the day he brought down a school shooter in Bend, Oregon.

  6. CBS News

    Hero dad who stopped Oregon school shooter shares his story (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    36-year-old Kaylub Giamanco shared his story with Oregon Public Broadcasting a week after the school shooting that killed three children and a teacher.

  7. Newsweek

    Oregon Dad Who Stopped School Shooter Says He Still Hears 'Screams' (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Kaylub Giamanco recounts confronting an Oregon school shooter and the guilt he carries over those killed.

  8. MyNorthwest

    Oregon man who killed school shooter says he regrets there were children he didn’t save (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    The Oregon man who fatally shot a teenage gunman to end a deadly rampage at an elementary school last week says he was the children’s “last line of defense” and that he regrets not arriving soon enough to save them all.

  9. KOIN

    'Pleading for their lives': Bend man who killed school shooter says he regrets there were children he didn't save (opens KOIN)

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    KOIN's feed description

    The Oregon man who fatally shot a teenage gunman to end a deadly rampage at an elementary school last week says he was the children's “last line of defense” and that he regrets not arriving soon enough to save them all.

  10. Breitbart News

    Father Who Killed Oregon School Attacker Describes Tense Seconds Before Pulling Trigger (opens Breitbart News)

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    The 36-year-old father who entered Silver Rail Elementary School and killed the attacker described the seconds before pulling the trigger.

  11. PBS NewsHour

    Oregon father who killed school shooter says he regrets there were children he didn't save (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Kaylub Giamanco, whose two daughters attend Silver Rail Elementary, where the Oct. 15 attack occurred, said he was the children's "last line of defense" and that he regrets not arriving soon enough to save them all.

  12. Local News 8

    Oregon father reflects on stopping Silver Rail Elementary School shooter – Full Interview (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    Oregon father Kaylub Giamanco reflected on his role in stopping a 16-year-old gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School during an exclusive interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting.

  13. BBC News

    Father who killed Oregon school shooter describes anguish over children he couldn't save (opens BBC News)

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    Kaylub Giamanco, has been hailed as a hero for killing a teenager who fatally shot three children and a teacher.

  14. PBS NewsHour

    'There's babies in there': Oregon father describes stopping school shooter (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Kaylub Giamanco is the father who stopped a school shooter in Bend, Oregon, a week ago. The teen gunman entered the school and killed three students and a teacher before Giamanco stopped him. In a new interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting, Giamanco describes the moments leading up to his heroic …

  15. The Guardian

    Father who killed Oregon school shooter speaks out for first time: ‘I have to go in’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Kaylub Giamanco recounts the day he confronted the Silver Rail elementary school shooter, who killed three boys and one teacher The Oregon father hailed as a hero for stopping a school shooting last week spoke for the first time about the incident, describing his experience and how he told a 911 ope…

  16. ABC News

    Hero dad who took down school shooter speaks out: 'I was supposed to be there' (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    Kaylub Giamanco said he was driving home on Oct. 15 when he saw a person in all black, armed with a gun, jump over the fence at the elementary school.

  17. Townhall

  18. BizPac Review

    Haunted and heroic: Girl-dad who neutralized Oregon school shooter tells his story for first time (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    An emotional interview featured the firsthand account of the heroic father who stopped the tragedy at an Oregon elementary school from becoming far worse. “I’m sorry, I […]

  19. FOX 8 Cleveland

    'There were ones I didn’t save': Oregon man who killed school shooter says he has regrets (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    The Oregon man who fatally shot a teenage gunman to end a deadly rampage at an elementary school last week says he was the children's “last line of defense” and that he regrets not arriving soon enough to save them all.

  20. Objectivist

    Hero Dad Who Killed Oregon School Shooter Reveals Horrifying Classroom Details [WATCH] (opens Objectivist)

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    Objectivist's feed description

    Kaylub Giamanco says he heard children begging for their lives before crawling into Silver Rail Elementary School, confronting Griffin J. John II, and ending an attack that killed three students and a teacher.

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