A 54-year-old teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, provided an account of her experience during a mass shooting that occurred on 15 October. Becky Drury said that as she attempted to close her classroom door after observing the gunman, she was shot and fell to the floor. She responded by feigning death in hopes the attacker would not fire at her again.
Drury sustained serious injuries in the incident, including near-complete severance of her left hand and severe damage to her other arm. She stated that the extent of her wounds rendered her unable to stand, defend herself, or provide protection to the students present in the classroom. Despite these limitations, Drury emphasized that her primary concern was clarifying the sequence of events, noting that she had been shot before having any opportunity to take protective action.
The shooting resulted in five fatalities: three students and one teacher. The victims included a five-year-old, two additional students ages eight and eleven, and 25-year-old teacher Megan Lambert. The assailant, identified as 16-year-old Griffin J John II and a former student at the school, was fatally shot by a father of two other children who had entered the building.
Another teacher at the school attempted to disarm the gunman by throwing her mobile phone and was not injured in the incident. Police indicated they had not yet determined a motive for the shooting, noting that the suspect was a special-education student at the school. Drury expressed her condolences to those affected by the tragedy, describing the events as unimaginable.
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