The Oregon father hailed as a hero for stopping a school shooting last week spoke for the first time about the incident, describing his experience and how he told a 911 operator: “I have to go in. People are going to die.”

Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old carpenter, has received national attention and praise for stopping the bloodshed at Silver Rail elementary in Bend, Oregon, where his children attend school.

He fatally shot Griffin J John II, a 16-year-old former student at the school, who broke in and shot six people , killing Megan Lambert, a 25-year-old teacher, and three children, including five-year-old Rhoam Summer.

In an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB), his first since the 15 October shooting, he recounted that day.…