Teacher says she played dead during shooting at Bend, Oregon elementary school

A teacher who was injured in the Bend, Oregon, school shooting said she tried to close a classroom door before pretending to be dead, hoping the shooter wouldn’t target her again.

Becky Drury made the remarks in a statement released to media Wednesday, as the Bend Police Department confirmed that the firearm used in the attack at Silver Rail Elementary School, which left three children and a teacher dead, was “legally purchased.”

“Here’s what I remember: Once I realized something was happening outside, I ran to see what was happening. I then saw the shooter and immediately ran towards the classroom. I turned around to close the door behind me, but the shooter was already there. Before I could do anything more, he shot me at point blank range and I fell to the ground,” Drury said.

“Lying on the ground, I saw that my left hand was almost completely severed by the gunshot, and my other arm was also seriously injured. I could not get up, defend myself or anyone else,” she added. “So I did the only thing I could do, which was pretend to be dead in the hopes that he wouldn’t shoot me again.”

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Becky Drury, a teacher injured in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, Thursday, October 15, 2026. (Zack Hall/Drury Family via AP; Joe Kline/AP)

Drury continued, “What happened in that classroom was unimaginable, and like so many others in this community, my heart is broken for everyone affected by this tragedy,” and his “thoughts are with those who were hurt, those we lost, their families, our school, and the Bend community.”

The Bend Police Department said Wednesday that detectives are continuing a “complex investigation.”

“They executed search warrants at the suspect’s home, as well as his electronic devices and social media accounts on various platforms. This work is ongoing and is taking time,” the department said in a statement.

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Police tape is placed outside Silver Rail Elementary School, where a shooting occurred, Thursday, October 15, 2026 in Bend, Oregon. (Joe Kline/AP Photo)

The 16-year-old shooter was “neutralized” by a good Samaritan, police said.

Bend-La Pine schools began welcoming students back to their other schools Wednesday after the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School.

Flowers and candles are laid at a makeshift memorial at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, a day after a deadly shooting. (Haven Daley/AP Photo)

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“Heartfelt artwork and loving messages reminded our students and staff that they are surrounded by a community that cares deeply about them,” the school district said.