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Hero dad who killed Oregon school shooter said children were ‘pleading for their lives’

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In his first interview since stopping the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary, Kaylub Giamanco spoke with Oregon Public Broadcasting about the split-second decisions he made that afternoon

What the coverage shows

All three outlets center Kaylub Giamanco and his account of stopping the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary, with the New York Times and The Independent both pointing to his interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting. The framing diverges in emphasis: CNN leads with the “dad who stopped the school shooting,” while The Independent calls him a “hero dad” and foregrounds children “pleading for their lives.” Only the New York Times extract mentions that he was driving by the school when he saw the gunman preparing to enter.

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