‘I’m just a carpenter from Bend’: Father who killed Silver Rail school shooter grapples with the aftermath

By Emily Cureton Cook (OPB) and Jen Baires (OPB)

BEND, Ore. Oct. 23, 2026 2:18 p.m.

In an exclusive interview with OPB, Kaylub Giamanco, the man who fatally shot the teenage school shooter at Silver Rail Elementary, shares what he wants people to know about his experience.