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Teacher in Oregon shooting said she pretended to be dead to survive

Teacher in Oregon shooting said she pretended to be dead to survive

Summary

A 54-year-old teacher in Oregon survived a school shooting by pretending to be dead after being shot. The attacker, a 16-year-old former student, killed three children and a teacher before a parent shot and killed him.

Key Facts

  • The shooting happened at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.
  • The attacker was a 16-year-old former student named Griffin J John II.
  • Three students aged 5, 8, and 11, and a 25-year-old teacher named Megan Lambert were killed.
  • Becky Drury, a teacher, was shot while trying to close her classroom door and pretended to be dead to avoid further harm.
  • Drury’s left hand was almost severed, and her other arm was severely injured, but she survived.
  • Another teacher tried to disarm the shooter by throwing a mobile phone but was not hurt.
  • A father of two students followed the gunman and fatally shot him.
  • No motive for the shooting has been shared yet by the police.
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