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By Marcus Chen
WPLG Local 10
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BEND, Ore. (AP) — In the middle of an October day, a 16-year-old boy tossed a shotgun over a low chain-link fence. Then he climbed over it himself.There was a playground and a broad grass field leading to an elementary school he once attended. Inside were hundreds of children, including a handful attending a special needs class — just like he had.There was also a red truck. It was driven by the first of at least three people who would risk their own lives to try to stop him, according to accounts from police and school officials.The driver yelled, and the boy started shooting. He hit the truck at least three times, but the driver wasn't hurt — he drove down the road and called 911.Nearby was another driver, Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old carpenter. He saw the boy shooting at the red truck and heading toward the school, Silver Rail Elementary. Giamanco's children go there.The boy walked along the school to a locked door. He blasted through its glass panes with the shotgun.Giamanco drove