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Staffer who tackled Oregon school shooter speaks out: 'It all happened so fast'

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Deliso, M. (2026, October 30). Staffer who tackled Oregon school shooter speaks out: 'It all happened so fast'. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/US/staffer-tackled-oregon-school-shooter-speaks-happened-fast/story?id=137719609

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Cassidy Schutz, a learning specialist at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, recounted her actions during an Oct. 15 school shooting where she threw her phone at the gunman and tackled him to prevent further bloodshed. The shooter was later killed by Kaylub Giamanco, the father of two students. Three students and one teacher died while another student and a teacher were injured in the attack that occurred inside a special needs classroom. Schutz emphasized the tragedy's impact, expressing her condolences and focusing on healing for herself and others affected by the event.

Written by AI on 2026-10-31, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Cassidy Schutz, a certified learning specialist at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, spoke out for the first time on October 30 about her actions during a school shooting that occurred on October 15. During the incident, Griffin J. John, a 16-year-old gunman, killed three students and one teacher in a special needs classroom before being wrestled by Schutz who threw her cellphone at him to try to take his shotgun. Another community member fatally shot the shooter inside the school afterward. In her statement released through the Bend-La Pine School District, Schutz expressed deep sadness over the tragedy, saying "there are no words" to describe the event and that she wishes more time had been available during the confrontation. She asked for privacy as she continues to heal from the traumatic experience.

Written for “Oregon School Shooting Hero Teacher Speaks Out” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.

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Meredith Deliso

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Topics

Bend Bend-La Pine Schools Oregon Oregon Public Broadcasting Silver Rail Elementary School

Subjects

Schutz PERSON · 4× Bend GPE · 2× Cassidy Schutz PERSON · 2× Oregon GPE · 2× Bend-La Pine Schools ORG · 1× Kaylub Giamanco PERSON · 1× Krantz PERSON · 1× Mike Krantz PERSON · 1× Oregon Public Broadcasting ORG · 1× Silver Rail Elementary School ORG · 1×

Narrative

Cassidy Schutz, a learning specialist at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, was the educator who threw her phone at the shooter and tackled him, before he was fatally shot by a parent who followed the gunman into the school, her school district confirmed.

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🔮 "The pain of this loss I will carry with me forever."

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Staffer who tackled Oregon school shooter speaks out: 'It all happened so fast' · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

Staffer who tackled Oregon school shooter speaks out: 'It all happened so fast' asserted

It → tackle → shooter

School officials identified the staffer as learning specialist Cassidy Schutz. asserted

officials → identify → Schutz

An elementary school staffer who helped thwart the gunman in an Oregon school shooting earlier this month spoke out for the first time on Friday. asserted

who → help → Friday

district → throw → school

"It all happened so fast, and I wish with everything in me that we had more time," Schutz said in a statement released by Bend-La Pine Schools. asserted

Schutz → happen → Schools

"The pain of this loss I will carry with me forever." asserted

I → carry → me

Three students and a teacher were fatally shot by the gunman in the Oct. 15 mass shooting, which unfolded inside a special needs classroom, according to police. uncertain

which → shoot → police

Another student and teacher were also injured in the shooting. asserted

student → injure → shooting

Schutz was unharmed, police previously said. asserted

police → say → ?

"My thoughts are with those who were lost, their families, those who were hurt, and those who were there that day. asserted

who → lose → those

My heart is with you," Schutz said. asserted

Schutz → say → you

"There are no words for this unimaginable reality we are facing. asserted

we → be → reality

My focus is on these families, our team, our school, and my own healing," she added. asserted

she → add → families

Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz had commended the staffer during a briefing the day after the shooting. asserted

Krantz → commend → shooting

After throwing her phone at the gunman, the then-unidentified staffer "tackled him and fought to take the firearm from him" in an act that "almost certainly helped prevent more bloodshed," Krantz said. asserted

Krantz → throw → bloodshed

Kaylub Giamanco, the father of two who fatally shot the 16-year-old gunman, also expressed his gratitude for Schutz. asserted

who → shoot → Schutz

In an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting last week, he said she allowed him the chance to act without getting hurt himself. asserted

she → say → chance

"I would love to give her a hug because that's a real true hero," he told OPB. asserted

he → love → OPB