Oregon Teacher Who Tackled School Shooter Speaks of 'Heartbreaking Tragedy'

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1. KTVZ Bend

   Central Oregon Strong: Silver Rail hero who wrestled with gunman identified, says: ‘It all happened so fast’ ↗ (opens KTVZ Bend)

   Published Oct 30, 2026

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   BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The teaching assistant who threw a cellphone at the 16-year-old Silver Rail Elementary shooter and tried to take his gun away was identified for the first time Friday and issued a statement saying in part, "It all happened so fast, and I wish with everything in me that we had mo…

2. The Oregonian

   ‘It all happened so fast’: Educator who tackled Bend school shooter releases first public statement ↗ (opens The Oregonian)

   Published Oct 30, 2026

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   The learning specialist “almost certainly helped prevent more bloodshed,” Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said.

3. New York Post

   Hero teacher who wrestled Oregon school shooter for gun speaks out for first time: ‘It all happened so fast’ ↗ (opens New York Post)

   Published Oct 30, 2026

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   Bend-La Pine School District released a heartbreaking statement from Schutz on Friday, in which the teacher asked for privacy as she heals and navigates an “unimaginable reality.”

4. ABC News

   Staffer who tackled Oregon school shooter speaks out: 'It all happened so fast' ↗ (opens ABC News)

   Published Oct 30, 2026

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   Cassidy Schutz, a learning specialist at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, was the staffer who threw her phone at the shooter and tackled him.

5. Newsweek

   Oregon Teacher Who Tackled School Shooter Speaks of 'Heartbreaking Tragedy' ↗ (opens Newsweek)

   Published Oct 30, 2026

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   Cassidy Schutz, who fought the Silver Rail Elementary gunman, has broken her silence about the deadly attack.

6. Fox News

   Oregon teacher who wrestled shotgun from school gunman shares emotional message after attack ↗ (opens Fox News)

   Published Oct 30, 2026

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   Cassidy Schutz, the Silver Rail Elementary teacher who wrestled a gunman's shotgun away from him, has broken her silence on the deadly Bend Oregon shooting.

7. NBC News

   ‘It all happened so fast,’ Oregon educator who confronted school shooter says ↗ (opens NBC News)

   Published Oct 30, 2026

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   The educator as a hero for throwing a cellphone at a teenage gunman in a deadly attack on a Bend, Oregon, elementary school said Friday that “the pain of this loss I will carry with me forever.”

8. BizPac Review

   ‘It all happened so fast’: Teacher who wrestled with Oregon school shooter breaks silence ↗ (opens BizPac Review)

   Published Oct 31, 2026

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   After her actions were credited with helping to avert further tragedy, a teacher at the Silver Rail Elementary School broke her silence with an official statement. Beyond […]