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Bend teacher who fought Oct. 15 school shooter breaks silence

Cassidy Schutz, credited with struggling for the gunman's shotgun at Silver Rail Elementary, issues her first public statement two weeks after the attack.

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What to know

  • Three children and teacher Megan Lambert, 25, were killed and a student and teacher Becky Drury were wounded in the Oct. 15 shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon.
  • Teacher Cassidy Schutz threw her phone at the 16-year-old gunman and grappled with him for his shotgun before parent Kaylub Giamanco, who followed the shooter in with a legal handgun, shot him dead.
  • Two weeks later, on Oct. 30, Bend-La Pine Schools released Schutz's first public statement, in which she asks for privacy and says she will not comment further.

“There are no words to describe the depth of sadness I am feeling following the events of October 15th. This is not a story. This is a horrific and heartbreaking tragedy, and it is our real lives.”

Cassidy Schutz, Teacher who confronted the gunman · Newsweek ↗ · Oct 29

Cassidy Schutz Learning specialist, Silver Rail ElementaryKaylub Giamanco Parent of two Silver Rail studentsMike Krantz Bend Police ChiefBecky Drury Teacher, Silver Rail ElementaryMegan Lambert Teacher, Silver Rail Elementary (victim)

Bend teacher who fought Oct. 15 school shooter breaks silence
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    Local coverage recaps Schutz's confrontation with the gunman

    Follow-up reporting, including a KGW account shared on Mastodon, reiterates that Schutz, a learning specialist, confronted and grappled with the 16-year-old gunman during the Oct. 15 shooting.

    • Cassidy Schutz, a learning specialist at Silver Rail Elementary, confronted and grappled with a 16-year-old gunman during the Oct. 15 shooting.

      ianhillmedia@threads.netMastodon12d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Bend-La Pine Schools releases Schutz's first public statement

    Two weeks after the shooting, the district released a statement from Schutz, identifying her as a certified learning specialist at Silver Rail who "engaged directly with the assailant." She said her focus is on the victims, the school community and her own healing, and that she will not make further public statements for now.

    “This is not a story. This is a horrific and heartbreaking tragedy, and it is our real lives.”
    — Cassidy Schutz

    1. 2 outlets first by KMTR, 13d ago · also KVAL · read ↗

  3. background

    Wounded teacher Becky Drury describes being shot while closing door — Drury told Fox News Digital she stepped out of the special education classroom after sensing something was wrong, saw the gunman, and was shot in both arms before she could shut the door; she then played dead until Giamanco killed the shooter.

  4. background

    Police chief and officials detail how the attack was stopped — Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz publicly credited Schutz with throwing her phone and wrestling for the shotgun, and identified Giamanco, 36, a father of two Silver Rail students, as the man who shot the gunman dead.

  5. background

    Teacher and armed father stop the shooter — Cassidy Schutz threw her cellphone at the gunman and physically struggled with him for control of the shotgun; father Kaylub Giamanco, who had followed the gunman into the building with a legally carried handgun, then shot and killed him. Police arrived about three minutes after the first emergency call, roughly 1:02 p.m.

  6. background

    Gunman opens fire at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend — A 16-year-old former student armed with a 12-gauge shotgun shot through locked doors to enter the school and opened fire in a special education classroom, killing teacher Megan Lambert, 25, and three children, and wounding a student and teacher Becky Drury.