JUST IN: The man who stopped the school shooting in Bend, Oregon, has been identified as 36-year-old Kalub Giamanco. Giamanco, a carpenter, was reportedly driving home for lunch when he heard gunshots. After hearing the gunshots, Giamanco, who has a concealed carry permit, followed the suspect into the school. He then shot and killed 16-year-old John J Griffin moments after the teen opened fire into a special education classroom. Giamanco, who has two children of his own who attend the school, is family friends with one of the victims, a 7-year-old who uses a wheelchair and was shot in the face. The 7-year-old survived and is in the hospital. Three children at Silver Rail Elementary School were killed. Their ages are 5, 8, and 11. According to Giamanco's brother, Giamanco doesn't feel like a hero because he feels guilty for not being able to save more children. You are a hero, Kalub.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 16, 2026
🚨 JUST NOW: President Trump HEAPS PRAISE on Oregon elementary school shooting HERO Kaylub Giamanco, a good father with a gun who killed the suspect in mere moments "There was a GREAT HERO. As bad as it was, we had a great hero who TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS. Thank GOD we had him...thank goodness for a man that had a gun and knew how to use it." 👏🏻 Giamanco is a 36-year-old carpenter whose two daughters attend Silver Rail Elementary. His brother says he was just driving home for lunch when he heard the gunshots He saw the gunman go in, grabbed his concealed weapon, and followed him INSIDE. Man, that's what a real hero sounds like.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 16, 2026
