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Father who killed the Bend school shooter speaks to Oregon Public Broadcasting

NPR | By Ravenna Koenig,

Scott Detrow, Michelle Aslam, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published October 23, 2026 at 4:47 PM CDT

Kaylub Giamanco, the father who shot the 16-year-old who opened fire on a Bend, Ore., elementary school and killed three kids and a teacher, shares what he wants people to know about his experience.

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Ravenna Koenig

Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

Michelle Aslam

Patrick Jarenwattananon

Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme