Teacher who survived Bend shooting tried to close door, ‘but the shooter was already there’

A teacher who was shot by a teenage gunman in a Bend, Oregon, elementary school last week said she saw the attacker and tried to shut the classroom door, “but the shooter was already there.” Becky Drury said she was shot at close range in the rampage at Silver Rail Elementary School on Thursday. “Lying on the floor, I saw that my left hand was almost completely severed from the gunshot, and my other arm was also severely injured,” Drury said in a statement Wednesday. “I could not get up, defend myself, or protect anyone else,” she said. “So, I did the only thing I could do, which was to pretend to be dead in the hope he would not shoot me again.” Three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a 25-year-old teacher were killed in the attack, which began around 1 p.m., officials said.

The gunman was fatally shot by a bystander who saw him fire at a truck and enter the school, police have said. The bystander followed the 16-year-old gunman and shot him as another teacher was wrestling with him over the weapon, according to police. The motive remained under investigation Wednesday. Investigators are looking into whether the shooter viewed any extremist material online, including material associated with “nihilistic violent extremism,” also known as NVE, two