Oregon Teacher Cassidy Schutz Breaks Silence After Oct. 15 School Shooting Killed 4
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 31
Oregon Teacher Cassidy Schutz Breaks Silence After Oct. 15 School Shooting Killed 4
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 31
Summary
Cassidy Schutz released her first public statement Friday, saying the Oct. 15 shooting at Silver Rail Elementary left a loss she will “carry with me forever” and that she will make no further public comments for now.
Schutz, a certified learning specialist in Bend, asked for time, space and privacy to heal after the attack, which she said happened so fast that she wishes “with everything in me” there had been more time.
Police previously credited Schutz with throwing her cellphone at the gunman and wrestling for control of his shotgun after a 16-year-old former student opened fire in a special-needs classroom.
The shooting killed teacher Megan Lambert, 25, and three students — including 5-year-old Rhoam Summer and two children ages 8 and 11 — while another teacher and a 7-year-old girl survived their wounds.
The attacker was ultimately shot dead by parent Kaylub Giamanco, 36, after teacher Becky Drury was wounded trying to shut her classroom door and then pretended to be dead to avoid being shot again.