Teacher who survived Oregon school shooting says she had no chance to protect children

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(AP) – A teacher wounded in last week’s attack on a special education classroom at an Oregon elementary school says she never had a chance to try to shelter any of the children inside.

In a statement issued by a family friend, Becky Drury said Wednesday that she ran to see what was going on when she realized something was happening — but immediately saw the shooter and rushed back to the classroom.

“I turned to shut the door behind me, but the shooter was already there,” Drury said. “Before I could do anything more, he shot me at close range and I fell to the ground.”

Her left hand was nearly severed by a gunshot, and her right arm was struck as well. Unable to get up or defend herself or others, she said, “I did the only thing I could do, which was to pretend to be dead in the hope he would not shoot me again.”

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Three children — ages 5, 8 and 11 — and a teacher were killed at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, last Thursday when a former student there, 16-year-old Griffin J. John II, blasted his way through locked doors with a shotgun and attacked the classroom. Another student was critically injured.

Authorities said another teacher threw her phone at the gunman and then tackled him and wrestled with him for control of the weapon, likely saving lives before the gunman was shot by a father who followed him into the building.

Some news reports had suggested that Drury threw herself on top of one student to protect her. Drury, who remains hospitalized, said she wanted to correct the record.

“Accurate, respectful reporting is a truly important service that will help heal the wounds inflicted by that awful day,” she said.

School reopened in the district Wednesday for the first time since the shooting. Dozens of officers were on hand at each school to welcome children back, the Bend Police Department said.

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In a social media post, the department said it continues investigating the attack, including serving search warrants at the attacker’s home, as well as on his electronic devices and his social media accounts on a variety of platforms.

The statement said police have confirmed that the pump-action shotgun used in the attack had been legally purchased. The Associated Press previously reported it had been purchased by the suspect’s mother, according to a law enforcement source who was not authorized to discuss the investigation. But investigators said they were still looking into how the boy obtained it.

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（美联社）——上周俄勒冈州一所小学特殊教育教室遭到袭击，一名受伤的教师表示，她根本没有机会保护教室里的任何孩子。

贝基·德鲁里 (Becky Drury) 的一位家人朋友周三发表声明称，当她意识到发生了什么事时，她跑过去查看情况，但立即看到了枪手，然后冲回了教室。

“我转身想关上身后的门，但枪手已经到了，”德鲁里说。“我还没来得及做任何事，他就近距离向我开枪，我倒在了地上。”

她的左手几乎被枪击致断，右臂也中弹。她无法起身，也无法保护自己或他人，她说：“我唯一能做的就是装死，希望他不会再开枪打我。”

一名16岁少年犯下了本德校园枪击案。他的父母会面临指控吗？

上周四，俄勒冈州本德市银轨小学发生枪击案，造成三名儿童（分别为5岁、8岁和11岁）和一名教师死亡。该校一名16岁的前学生格里芬·J·约翰二世持霰弹枪破门而入，袭击了教室。另有一名学生身受重伤。

当局称，另一名教师将手机扔向枪手，然后扑倒他并与他搏斗以控制武器，很可能挽救了生命，之后一名跟随枪手进入大楼的父亲开枪将其击毙。

一些新闻报道称，德鲁里为了保护一名学生而扑倒在她身上。目前仍在住院治疗的德鲁里表示，她想澄清事实。

“准确、尊重的报道是一项非常重要的服务，它将有助于治愈那可怕的一天所造成的创伤，”她说。

周三，该地区学校自枪击事件发生以来首次重新开放。本德警察局表示，每所学校都安排了数十名警员迎接孩子们返校。

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该部门在社交媒体上发帖称，他们仍在继续调查这起袭击事件，包括对袭击者的住所、电子设备以及他在各种平台上的社交媒体账户执行搜查令。

声明称，警方已证实袭击中使用的泵动式霰弹枪系合法购买。此前，美联社援引一位未获授权谈论此案的执法部门消息人士的话报道称，该枪系嫌疑人的母亲购买。但调查人员表示，他们仍在调查男孩是如何获得该枪的。