Oregon school shooting hero’s frantic 911 call made public: “I’m about to go kill this kid” | Independent

Giamanco calls for help

Kaylub Giamanco was driving home for lunch when he saw a teenager in black firing a shotgun at a pickup truck and climbing the school’s perimeter fence. Giamanco, a 36-year-old local carpenter, took a .40-caliber handgun from his truck, loaded a magazine and called 911 before entering the property.

Shooter enters the building

During the call, Giamanco said the teenager was going into the school. When the operator asked whether the teen was firing, Giamanco answered yes. The two spoke over one another, and Giamanco sounded increasingly frustrated.

Giamanco describes confrontation

Giamanco later told Oregon Public Broadcasting that he heard children “pleading for their lives” after he entered the building. He said he heard gunfire, crawled forward and feared he might not survive.

Giamanco said the teenager was scrambling for a weapon when he shot him twice more, explaining he feared the teen might hurt someone else. He also said he was overcome with grief for the students he could not protect.