Sacramento mom says "hero" son shot, killed Oregon school shooter
A Sacramento mother says her son acted on instinct when he confronted and fatally shot a gunman during a deadly school shooting in Oregon, an attack that killed three children and a teacher.
A Sacramento mother is honoring her son, a hero, after he confronted and killed the gunman during a school shooting in Oregon that left three children and a teacher dead. Kaylub Giamanco, 36, says he acted on instinct when he saw the 16-year-old shooter at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday. Giamanco's mother, Kenda Freeman, explained that her son, a father of two children who attend the school, was heading home during his lunch break when he noticed the gunman's presence.
Freeman said her son pulled up to the school, grabbed his legally owned firearm, and confronted the shooter, crawling through a window that the gunman had shattered. Giamanco fired his weapon, killing the suspect. The emotionally-stricken father of two, who has a background in firearms, expressed pride in his son's actions, stating that he saved lives, but Giamanco acknowledges that he couldn't save all of them.
The tragedy has left Freeman reflecting on the importance of cherishing loved ones and reminded her of the ongoing debates about gun control.
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