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Oregon school specialist who tackled shooter publicly describes attack

ABC News reports that learning specialist Cassidy Schutz, who tackled the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary, has spoken publicly about the Oct. 15 shooting.

Updated Oct 31, 2026 · 02:32 UTC3 reports

The short version

  • School officials identified learning specialist Cassidy Schutz as the staffer who threw her phone at the gunman and tackled him during the Oct. 15 shooting in Bend, Oregon.[ABC News]
  • The gunman fatally shot three students and a teacher in a special needs classroom, and another student and teacher were injured, before a parent followed him inside and fatally shot him.[ABC News]
  • Police Chief Mike Krantz said Schutz's actions almost certainly helped prevent more bloodshed, and the parent told Oregon Public Broadcasting that Schutz gave him a chance to act without getting hurt.[ABC News]
  • Details of Schutz's role come from a single outlet, and the claim that she prevented further deaths is a police assessment rather than a confirmed outcome.[ABC News]

Key facts

  • School officials identified learning specialist Cassidy Schutz as the staffer who tackled the shooter.[ABC News]
  • Schutz threw her phone at the gunman and tackled him at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.[ABC News]
  • Police said three students and a teacher were fatally shot in a special needs classroom during the Oct. 15 shooting, and another student and teacher were injured.[ABC News]
  • A parent who followed the gunman into the school fatally shot him.[ABC News]
  • Krantz said Schutz fought to take the firearm from the gunman and that her actions almost certainly helped prevent more bloodshed.[ABC News]
  • Kaylub Giamanco told Oregon Public Broadcasting that Schutz allowed him the chance to act without getting hurt himself.[ABC News]

What remains uncertain

  • Krantz's statement that Schutz's actions almost certainly prevented more bloodshed is an official assessment, not an independently measured outcome.[ABC News]
  • All details come from a single outlet, ABC News, and no independent corroboration appears in the provided coverage.[ABC News]

Sources

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