Bystander hailed as hero after killing teen gunman in Oregon school shooting

In the wake of a tragic school shooting in Bend, Oregon, 36-year-old Kaylub Giamanco, a parent and concealed weapon permit holder, intervened and fatally shot a 16-year-old gunman who had already killed three children and a teacher.

This event reignited the contentious debate on gun control in the United States.

The incident has drawn praise for Giamanco's decisive actions, including commendation from former President Donald Trump, while simultaneously spotlighting the nation's ongoing struggle with gun violence.

Amidst this tragedy, the familiar discussions between gun rights advocates and gun control proponents have resurfaced.

BEND, Oct 17 — The “hero” who shot dead a teenage gunman after he had already killed three children and a teacher at an elementary school was named Friday, as the US entered a familiar—and likely fruitless—debate about gun control in the wake of the latest tragedy.

Kaylub Giamanco raced into Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, after the shooter, identified by local media as 16-year-old John J. Griffin II, blasted his way through locked doors and opened fire on youngsters.

Kyle Giamanco said 36-year-old Kaylub, who has two children at the school, was driving home for his lunch break on Thursday when he heard gunshots and saw Griffin going into the special education room of the school.

Kaylub Giamanco has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, his brother told NBC , adding that he was having difficulty processing events at the moment and feels guilty that he did not save more people.

A woman identified as his mother told the local Fox affiliate she was “very proud” and that her son was “an absolute hero” before she read a prepared statement.

“He is not seeking recognition, but instead wishes to express his gratitude to the first responders, school personnel, and community for the outpouring of love and support,” she said.

US President Donald Trump hailed Giamanco as a “great hero.”

“As bad as it was, we had a great hero that went in and did the business,” Trump told journalists. “It’s a terrible thing, but thank goodness for a man that had a gun and knew how to use it.”

On Friday, the small city in the US northwest was struggling to come to terms with a tragedy that took the lives of children aged five, eight and 11, as well as a teacher, the latest victims of America’s epidemic of gun violence that all-too-frequently afflicts the nation’s schools.

Streets were quiet in an area known for its natural beauty, with hiking trails and ski pistes nearby that attract tens of thousands of visitors every year.

Kristen Vanetsky, 52, told AFP she was in shock over the shooting at her grandson’s school.

“My grandson should be in his classroom, with all of his friends,” she said.

“Everybody should be in there learning, having fun, looking forward to their weekend, and it’s just vacant,” she said. “There’s nothing. Even the birds are not here.”

Even as the city tried to process the tragic events, the familiar contours of an argument that plays out after every school shooting in the US began to harden.

The politically powerful National Rifle Association (NRA) praised the then-unidentified bystander who stepped in to prevent even greater loss of life.

“Yesterday’s terrible act of violence in Oregon serves as another reminder of the importance of a law-abiding armed citizenry,” the NRA said in a post on X.

The man’s actions “exemplify the heroism of everyday citizens who are prepared and ready to respond when innocent lives are on the line,” it added.

The NRA has invested millions of dollars campaigning for gun rights and supporting politicians who block the limits on ownership that the vast majority of Americans support.

Gun control advocates again lamented the ready availability of weaponry in a country where the number of gun-related deaths far outpaces most of the developed world.

“America’s gun violence crisis is killing our babies. Enough is enough,” gun-control group GIFFORDS said on X.

More than 360 mass shootings have been recorded across the United States this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines them as incidents in which at least four people are shot, excluding the gunman.

Griffin’s neighbors told AFP they had seen his mother taken away from the house she shared with the suspect on Thursday afternoon in a police patrol car.

That woman, Shauntai May Nickerson, was seen on Friday smoking a cigarette on the porch outside of her apartment and crying.

“If I could have prevented this, I would have,” a tearful Nickerson said, according to The New York Times. — AFP

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在俄勒冈州本德市发生一起悲惨的校园枪击案后，36 岁的凯鲁布·贾曼科（Kaylub Giamanco）是一名家长，持有隐蔽持枪许可证，他挺身而出，开枪打死了一名 16 岁的枪手，该枪手此前已经杀害了三名儿童和一名教师。

这一事件再次引发了美国关于枪支管制问题的激烈辩论。

该事件因贾曼科的果断行动而受到赞扬，包括前总统唐纳德·特朗普的表扬，同时也凸显了美国持续存在的枪支暴力问题。

在这场悲剧之中，拥枪权支持者和枪支管制支持者之间熟悉的争论再次浮出水面。

本德，10 月 17 日——周五，一名“英雄”被公布，他击毙了一名在小学枪杀了三名儿童和一名教师的青少年枪手。与此同时，美国再次陷入了关于枪支管制的熟悉的——而且很可能毫无结果的——辩论，而这起最新的悲剧正是这场辩论的开端。

在俄勒冈州本德市，枪手被当地媒体确认为 16 岁的约翰·J·格里芬二世，他强行闯入银轨小学，向孩子们开枪射击。凯鲁布·贾曼科冲进了这所小学。

凯尔·贾曼科说，36 岁的凯鲁布有两个孩子在这所学校就读，周四他开车回家吃午饭时，听到了枪声，并看到格里芬走进了学校的特殊教育教室。

凯鲁布·贾曼科持有隐蔽持枪许可证，他的兄弟告诉 NBC，他还补充说，他目前很难处理发生的事情，并为自己没能救更多的人而感到内疚。

一位自称是他母亲的女子告诉当地福克斯电视台，她“非常自豪”，她的儿子是“绝对的英雄”，之后她宣读了一份事先准备好的声明。

“他并非寻求表彰，而是希望向急救人员、学校教职员工和社区表达他的感激之情，感谢他们给予的爱和支持，”她说。

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普称赞贾曼科是“伟大的英雄”。

“虽然情况很糟糕，但我们有一位伟大的英雄挺身而出，解决了问题，”特朗普告诉记者。“这很可怕，但谢天谢地，有一个人有枪，而且知道如何使用。”

周五，美国西北部的小城市正努力接受一场悲剧，这场悲剧夺去了五岁、八岁和十一岁儿童以及一名教师的生命，他们是美国枪支暴力泛滥的最新受害者，这种暴力事件经常困扰着美国的学校。

在这个以自然美景而闻名的地区，街道十分安静。附近有远足小径和滑雪道，每年吸引着成千上万的游客。

52岁的克里斯汀·瓦内茨基告诉法新社，她对孙子学校发生的枪击事件感到震惊。

“我的孙子应该和他的朋友们一起在教室里，”她说。

“大家本该在那里学习、玩耍，期待着周末的到来，可现在那里空空荡荡，”她说。“什么都没有。连鸟都不在。”

就在这座城市努力消化这些悲剧事件的同时，每次美国校园枪击案发生后都会出现的争论的熟悉轮廓开始变得僵化。

拥有强大政治影响力的全国步枪协会（NRA）赞扬了当时身份不明的旁观者，他挺身而出，阻止了更大的生命损失。

“昨天在俄勒冈州发生的可怕暴力事件再次提醒我们，守法公民拥有武装力量的重要性，”美国步枪协会在 X 网站上发表的一篇文章中写道。

声明还补充说，该男子的行为“体现了普通公民的英雄主义精神，他们随时准备在无辜生命受到威胁时挺身而出”。

美国步枪协会投入数百万美元用于争取枪支权利，并支持那些阻挠绝大多数美国人支持的枪支拥有限制的政客。

枪支管制倡导者再次感叹，在一个枪支致死人数远远超过大多数发达国家的国家，武器却如此容易获得。

“美国的枪支暴力危机正在夺走我们婴儿的生命。够了！”枪支管制组织GIFFORDS在X频道上说道。

根据枪支暴力档案库的统计，今年美国已记录了 360 多起大规模枪击事件，该档案库将大规模枪击事件定义为至少有四人（不包括枪手）被枪击的事件。

格里芬的邻居告诉法新社，他们周四下午看到格里芬的母亲被警车从她与嫌疑人共同居住的房子里带走。

周五，有人看到那名女子 Shauntai May Nickerson 在她公寓外的门廊上抽烟哭泣。

据《纽约时报》报道，尼克森含泪说道：“如果我能阻止这一切发生，我一定会阻止。”——法新社

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