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Oregon man who killed school shooter reportedly took part in military drills with Iraq veterans
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old carpenter and father of two students at the Oregon elementary school, fatally shot the 16-year-old attacker who killed three children and a teacher last week.
- Giamanco, who had undergone "military shooting drills" with Iraq veterans in 2018, intervened after hearing gunfire, using a legally registered 40-caliber pistol to stop the shooter inside the school.
- The shooter, Griffin J John II, initially fired outside the school and then forced entry by shooting through locked doors, injuring a seven-year-old student and a teacher before being stopped.
- Prior to Giamanco's intervention, a teacher attempted to disarm the shooter by throwing a cellphone and tackling him, helping to contain the threat.
- Giamanco's family expressed mixed emotions, with his mother grateful her children were safe but mourning the victims, while his brother declined to label him a hero.
