Becky Drury, a 54-year-old teacher wounded in the Oct. 15 shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon, said Wednesday that she pretended to be dead after the gunman shot her at close range. She said she suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries; the shooting killed three children and a 25-year-old teacher and seriously wounded another student.
WHO:Becky Drury, a 54-year-old teacher wounded in the shooting
WHAT:Drury said she pretended to be dead after the gunman shot her at close range.
WHEN:Oct 21, 2026
WHERE:Oregon
WHY:Drury said she pretended to be dead because she could not get up or defend herself and hoped the gunman would not shoot her again.
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