Father Recounts Shooting School Attacker in Oregon

Kaylub Giamanco said he shot and killed the teenage gunman during the October 15 attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, after a teacher struggled with the attacker. In a television interview, Giamanco recalled that the wounded teenager was still reaching for his weapon and trying to speak when he replied, “F you.”

Giamanco said he did not want to hear what the attacker had to say because he had killed children. He said he did not know what the teenager was about to say. The exchange, as reported, is Giamanco’s recollection of the confrontation.

The shooting killed three children, aged 5, 8 and 11, and teacher Megan Lambert. A teaching assistant and a 7-year-old pupil were seriously injured. Giamanco’s two daughters, who attended the school, survived. Police identified the gunman as Griffin J. John II, a 16-year-old former pupil.

Giamanco said he was driving home for lunch when he saw the teenager firing a shotgun outside the school. He called 911 and went into the building as shots were being fired. He said he found the attacker struggling with a teacher in a classroom. The teacher had thrown her phone at the teenager and tackled him, creating an opportunity for...