Hero dad describes split-second decision to defend against school shooter

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[0:00] Yeah, someone's at the school with at my

[0:02] daughter's school with a gun. I have a

[0:04] gun and I will shoot them right now.

[0:06] >> That's the 911 call made by a father who

[0:08] took a heroic action during a school

[0:10] shooting in Bend, Oregon last month.

[0:12] Caleb Gian Monaco ran into his

[0:15] daughter's elementary school after he

[0:17] was driving by and spotted a gunman

[0:19] outside. The shooter killed three

[0:20] students ages five, eight, and 11. And a

[0:24] 25-year-old teacher. Gian Monco rushed

[0:27] into the school and then fatally shot

[0:29] the attacker. Earlier on CBS Mornings,

[0:31] he appeared in his first network TV

[0:33] exclusive interview along with his wife

[0:35] Kelsey. He spok

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