Father who killed Oregon school gunman describes anguish over children he couldn't save

Kaylub Giamanco has been hailed as a hero for killing a teenager who fatally shot three children and a teacher. Watch: Bystander who stopped Oregon school shooter describes how he approached gunman A father who fatally shot a gunman at his daughters' school in the US state of Oregon has described his anguish over being unable to save more pupils after "hearing children pleading for their lives". Three students and a teacher were killed by a 16-year-old former student at Silver Rail Elementary School earlier this month. The attacker was then killed by Kaylub Giamanco. "I want to apologise for not saving their babies," Giamanco, who has been hailed as a hero, said of his thoughts for the parents of the children killed, in an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) that aired on Friday.

"The gratitude for saving people's children is awesome, but there were ones that I didn't save." Giamanco, 36, said he wanted to meet the victims' families and "cry with them and hold them". He credited a teacher who fought the attacker with giving him the chance to intervene without losing his own life. "I would love to give her a hug because that's a real true hero," he said. The students who were killed were all boys, aged five, eight and 11. They were among