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Oregon teacher who wrestled shotgun from school gunman shares emotional message after attack

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Miller, B. (2026, October 31). Oregon teacher who wrestled shotgun from school gunman shares emotional message after attack. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-teacher-wrestled-shotgun-school-gunman-shares-emotional-message-after-attack

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-31 · by Brittany Miller

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Cassidy Schutz, a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, released her first statement two weeks after an Oct. 15 shooting that killed three children and one adult. During the attack, Schutz threw her cellphone at the gunman and wrestled him for his shotgun. In her emotional message, she expressed profound sadness and wished more time had been available to prevent the tragedy. She requested privacy as she continues to heal from the event.
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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.

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Daily Mail
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“The articles describe different aspects of the school shooting incident; Article A focuses on the background of the shooter, while Article B highlights the response of a teacher who confronted the gunman.”
Daily Mail
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“While both articles refer to the same school shooting incident, Article A focuses on the background of the shooter and authorities' search for motive, whereas Article B features a teacher's emotional response to the event. They describe different aspects but not the same specific occurrence.”
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Brittany Miller
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Topics

Bend Bend-La Pine Schools Fox News Digital Oregon Silver Rail Elementary School

Subjects

Schutz PERSON · 3× Bend GPE · 2× Becky Drury PERSON · 1× Bend-La Pine Schools ORG · 1× Cassidy Schutz PERSON · 1× Megan Lambert PERSON · 1× Mike Krantz PERSON · 1× Oregon ORG · 1× Rhoam Summer PERSON · 1× Silver Rail Elementary School ORG · 1×

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The pain of this loss I will carry with me forever." Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz previously credited Schutz with throwing her cellphone at the shooter and wrestling him for control of his shotgun during the attack. Schutz also asked for privacy as she continues to heal.
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🔮 An Oregon elementary school teacher who fought a teenage gunman during a deadly school shooting earlier this month has broken her silence, describing the tragedy as a loss she will carry with her forever.

Claims (16 extracted, 2 hedged)

An Oregon elementary school teacher who fought a teenage gunman during a deadly school shooting earlier this month has broken her silence, describing the tragedy as a loss she will carry with her forever. asserted
she → fight → her
Cassidy Schutz, a certified learning specialist at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, released her first public statement Friday through Bend-La Pine Schools, just over two weeks after the Oct. 15 attack left three children and a teacher dead. asserted
attack → release → children
"There are no words to describe the depth of sadness I am feeling following the events of October 15th. asserted
I → be → 15th
This is a horrific and heartbreaking tragedy, and it is our real lives," Schutz said in the statement. asserted
Schutz → say → statement
"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
It all happened so fast, and I wish with everything in me that we had more time. asserted
we → happen → time
The pain of this loss I will carry with me forever." Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz previously credited Schutz with throwing her cellphone at the shooter and wrestling him for control of his shotgun during the attack. Schutz also asked for privacy as she continues to heal. asserted
she → carry → privacy
"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 said. asserted
she → say → families
"As I continue to navigate this, I ask that you please give me the time, space, and privacy I need to heal. asserted
I → continue → time
I will not be making any additional public statements at this time. asserted
I → make → time
" The shooting unfolded when a 16-year-old former student entered the school and opened fire inside a classroom serving students with special needs, according to police. uncertain
student → unfold → police
Teacher Megan Lambert, 25, and three students, including 5-year-old Rhoam Summer and two other children, ages 8 and 11, were killed. asserted
Lambert → include → Summer
Another teacher, Becky Drury, and a 7-year-old girl were wounded but survived. asserted
teacher → wound → ?
Drury previously told Fox News Digital she tried to close her classroom door after spotting the gunman but was shot before she could stop him from entering. uncertain
she → tell → him
She suffered severe injuries to both arms and pretended to be dead to avoid being shot again before hero dad Kaylub Giamanco, 36, shot the attacker dead. asserted
Giamanco → suffer → attacker
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