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Educator who tackled Bend school shooter ID’d as Cassidy Schutz, releases first statement
OregonLive.com • • nation
Key Points:
- Cassidy Schutz, a learning specialist at Silver Rail Elementary School, was identified as the educator who intervened in the Oct. 15 shooting by throwing her cellphone at the shooter and tackling him.
- The shooting resulted in the deaths of three students and one teacher, with two others injured; a school parent fatally shot the teenage assailant.
- Schutz expressed deep sadness in her first public statement, emphasizing her focus on healing with her family and school community while requesting privacy.
- Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz credited Schutz’s actions with likely preventing further bloodshed during the attack.
- Schutz declined to make further public comments, extending her condolences to the victims, their families, and those affected by the tragedy.
