Deschutes County releases dramatic 911 call from Silver Rail Elementary hero: ‘Yeah, he’s shooting!’
BEND, Ore. -- Deschutes County 911 released Tuesday the terrifying audio of the call Silver Rail Elementary parent Kaylub Giamanco made while pursuing a 16-year-old gunman into the school on Oct. 15 before he was able to fatally shoot him and stop the attack that left three children and a teacher dead and another child and instructional assistant seriously wounded.
(WARNING: The audio is disturbing, with some graphic language. The full transcript is provided below.)
Deschutes County 911
911, what's the address of the emergency?
Kaylub Giamanco
Oh my God!
Deschutes County 911
Hello, 911.
Kaylub Giamanco
Hi, yeah. Someone's at the school with a, at my daughter's school with a gun. I have a gun, and I will shoot them right now if I-
Deschutes County 911
Okay, tell me exactly what happened. Don't do anything. Let me get an officer there, okay?
Kaylub Giamanco
Silver Rail Elementary!
Deschutes County 911
Okay, I understand.
Kaylub Giamanco
He has a gun right now!
Deschutes County 911
Stay on the line with me. What's the phone number you're calling from? Tell me who it - do you know who it is?
Kaylub Giamanco
This is my daughter's school. I'm about to go kill this kid!
Kaylub Giamanco
No, I don't ------- know. I was just driving to school.
Deschutes County 911
Okay, where, where are they at?
Kaylub Giamanco
I see him now. He's in the school.
Deschutes County 911
Where? Where? I understand. Where is the person at in the school?
Kaylub Giamanco
They're on the south side entering the building right now. --------, they're ------- shooting people. Tell them -
Deschutes County 911
Are they shooting? Is he, shooting it?
Kaylub Giamanco
Yeah, he's shooting.
Deschutes County 911
Okay. Tell me, is he a white male, Black male, Hispanic?
Deschutes County 911
Sir? Sir, I need you to tell me what's going on. We have help en route.
Deschutes County 911
(Another dispatch): Is it Silver Rail Elementary? We've got a lot of-
