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Updated on: November 3, 2026 / 3:49 PM EST / CBS News

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The armed father who was hailed for his heroic actions during a deadly shooting at his daughters' elementary school in Oregon frantically called authorities before he went after the shooter, according to a recording of the 911 call released Tuesday.

"Someone's at the school, at my daughters' school with a gun. I have a gun, and I will shoot them right now if I have to," 36-year-old Kaylub Giamanco told the 911 dispatcher as the Oct. 15 shooting was beginning to unfold.

Giamanco's two daughters were inside Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, when he happened to drive by the school and see the shooter begin his rampage.…