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Oregon Teacher Disputes Account of Her Heroism During School Shooting 21 October 2026 at 22:57

Oregon Teacher Disputes Account of Her Heroism During School Shooting

21 October 2026 at 22:57

Becky Drury, who was said to have shielded a student during a deadly shooting in Bend, refuted the account. “The truth is I was shot before I had any chance to act.”

Last week, a teenage gunman fatally shot three children and one teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore.

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Bend Residents Want Accountability. Oregon’s Gun Laws Make It Hard. 20 October 2026 at 00:31

Bend Residents Want Accountability. Oregon’s Gun Laws Make It Hard.

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By: Anna Griffin and Aaron West

20 October 2026 at 00:31

After a school shooting in which the 16-year-old attacker died, there are few ways to pin official blame.

Silver Rail Elementary has become a place of pilgrimage for Bend, Ore., residents.

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After School Shooting in Bend, Ore., a Community Tries to Recapture Its Identity 17 October 2026 at 21:44

After School Shooting in Bend, Ore., a Community Tries to Recapture Its Identity

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By: Anna Griffin and Maia Spoto

17 October 2026 at 21:44

Days after the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, the community is questioning its resilience — and safety.

Community members embrace outside Silver Rail Elementary School on Friday, the day after a gunman killed three children and a teacher in Bend, Ore.

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School Shooting in Bend, Ore., Has Heroes and Pain, But Few Answers 17 October 2026 at 06:02

School Shooting in Bend, Ore., Has Heroes and Pain, But Few Answers

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By: Anna Griffin · Aaron West · Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Chelsia Rose Marcius

17 October 2026 at 06:02

The city of Bend, Ore., is praising those who worked to stop the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School. The authorities are searching for answers.

A growing memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary School the morning after a gunman killed three children and a teacher in Bend, Ore.

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Teacher Killed in Oregon School Shooting Was Working Her ‘Dream Job,’ Family Says 17 October 2026 at 00:29

Teacher Killed in Oregon School Shooting Was Working Her ‘Dream Job,’ Family Says

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By: Jacey Fortin

17 October 2026 at 00:29

Megan Lambert graduated from high school in the district where she taught. She died in a classroom with Rhoam Summer and two other children when a shooter attacked.

Community members at Drake Park in Bend, Ore., on Friday, the day after a gunman killed three children and a teacher nearby at Silver Rail Elementary School.

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Oregon Has Approved Tight Gun Laws, but They Have Been Held Up in Courts 16 October 2026 at 04:47

Oregon Has Approved Tight Gun Laws, but They Have Been Held Up in Courts

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By: Orlando Mayorquín

16 October 2026 at 04:47

The state has passed restrictive measures popular among gun safety activists. The Silver Rail Elementary School shooting seemed poised to set off conversations about gun control.