The Brief Three children (ages 5, 8, and 11) and a teacher were killed, while another child (age 7) and a teacher (age 54) remain critically injured following a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on Thursday. An armed parent, identified by family as Kaylub Giamanco, chased the gunman inside the school and shot him. The shooter was identified as a 16-year-old Bend resident who forced his way into the school using a shotgun purchased by his mother.



An armed bystander who chased down and fatally shot a teenage gunman inside an Oregon elementary school Thursday has been identified as a local father of two children who attend the school, according to family members and officials.

The tragic attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, left three children and one teacher dead, while a fourth student and another teacher remain in critical condition.

5 dead, including suspect, in Bend, Oregon school shooting

The backstory:

The shooting happened before 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, when authorities received an initial 911 call reporting a person firing shots into a vehicle outside Silver Rail Elementary School.

The suspect, a local resident armed with a shotgun purchased by his mother, forced entry into the school building by shooting through locked doors.

Police tape is placed outside Silver Rail Elementary school, where a shooting took place, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026 in Bend, Ore. (AP Photo/Joe Kline)

Responding officers arrived within three minutes of the initial emergency calls, entering the school at 1:02 p.m. where they located the gunman deceased inside.

Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz confirmed that an armed community member had pursued the teenager into the building and shot him, preventing further casualties.

The Associated Press reported that family members later identified the bystander as Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old resident and father of two students enrolled at Silver Rail Elementary.

What they're saying:

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