# Teacher shot at Oregon school recounts survival

> Becky Drury describes being shot at close range, then pretending to be dead to survive the October 15 attack that killed four at Silver Rail Elementary School.
- Title: Teacher shot at Oregon school recounts survival · CBS News
- Summary: Becky Drury describes being shot at close range, then pretending to be dead to survive the October 15 attack that killed four at Silver Rail Elementary…
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- Source: CBS News — https://cbsnews.com/news/oregon-school-shooting-survivor-teacher-beck-drury
- Author: Kierra  Frazier
- Published: 2026-10-21T21:45:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: silver rail elementary school, oregon school shooting, becky drury, griffin j. john ii, kaylub giamanco, october 15, news
## Teacher shot at close range
Becky Drury, fifty-four, was wounded at Silver Rail Elementary School on October fifteenth when the gunman shot her before she could shut her classroom door or act.

> Before I could do anything more, he shot me at close range and I fell to the ground.
## Severe injuries, survival strategy
Drury's left hand was almost completely severed and her other arm severely injured. Unable to move or defend herself, she pretended to be dead to avoid being shot again.

> I could not get up, defend myself, or protect anyone else. So, I did the only thing I could do, which was to pretend to be dead.
## Shooting killed four, wounded another
The October fifteenth attack at Silver Rail Elementary killed three children aged five, eight and eleven, plus a twenty-five-year-old teacher.A seven-year-old student was also seriously wounded.Sixteen-year-old Griffin J.
## Key takeaway

Teacher Becky Drury survived an Oregon school shooting by pretending to be dead after being shot at close range, clarifying contradictory reports about her actions that day.