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Silver Rail Elementary School shooting

A shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on October 15, 2026, in which a 16-year-old former student killed four people, including three children and a teacher, before being killed by a bystander. Teacher Becky Drury, who was seriously wounded, later disputed accounts that she had shielded a student, saying she was shot before she could intervene and played dead. Kaylub Giamanco, the father who killed the gunman, later described his actions and said he regretted not being able to save more children.

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  1. Earlier report Oregon father describes stopping school shooter Kaylub Giamanco, the 36-year-old father who shot and killed a 16-year-old gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Oct. 15, spoke publicly for the first time about the attack, which killed three children and a teacher. In interviews with Oregon Public Broadcasting, Giamanco said he was driving home when he saw an armed person in all black jump the school fence and felt he had to intervene, calling himself the children's "last line of defense" and expressing regret that he could not save more. US · 6 sources
  2. Earlier report Bend School Shooting Leaves Four Dead A 16-year-old former student killed three children and one teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday before being shot dead by a bystander, authorities said. The community is now grieving and questioning its resilience and safety, days after the attack. US · 14 sources
  3. Earlier report Hero bystander who took down Oregon school shooter comes forward The bystander who pursued and killed the Silver Rail Elementary School shooter is thanking first responders and the community for their support. US · 2 sources