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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Russ Bynum

Oregon man who killed school shooter says he regrets there were children he didn't save

The aftermath of a school shooting in Oregon, in photos - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The Oregon man who fatally shot a teenage gunman to end a deadly rampage at an elementary school last week says he was the children's “last line of defense” and that he regrets not arriving soon enough to save them all.

Kaylub Giamanco, whose two daughters attend Silver Rail Elementary, where the Oct. 15 attack occurred, said he feels like he failed the families of those who died.

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