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Wounded Bend teacher says she played dead and could not help children

Becky Drury, a teacher shot at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, says she pretended to be dead and could not help children, and she disputes earlier accounts that she shielded a student.

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Becky Drury, a teacher wounded in last week's shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, says she pretended to be dead to survive. BBC News reports she said she could not help children because the attacker had badly injured her.

Drury, 54, spoke publicly on Wednesday, according to CBS News. She said she "was shot before" she had "any chance to act." The New York Times reports she refuted an account that she had shielded a student during the attack.

NBC News reports she tried to close her classroom door, but the shooter was already there. Fox News reports she was shot at close range before she played dead.

NBC News reports the gunman seriously wounded her. It says he killed three children and another teacher at the school.

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  1. CBS NewsOregon school shooting survivor recounts being shotWed, Oct 21, 5:26 PM EDT
  2. The New York TimesOregon Teacher Disputes Account of Her Heroism During School ShootingWed, Oct 21, 5:57 PM EDT
  3. NBC NewsTeacher who survived Bend shooting tried to close door, ‘but the shooter was already there’Wed, Oct 21, 7:49 PM EDT
  4. ABC NewsTeacher injured in elementary school shooting says she played dead after being shotThu, Oct 22, 4:30 AM EDT
  5. Fox NewsInjured Bend, Oregon teacher tried to shut classroom door during school shooting before playing deadThu, Oct 22, 8:27 AM EDT
  6. BBC NewsTeacher in Oregon shooting said she pretended to be dead to surviveThu, Oct 22, 10:09 AM EDT
  7. CBS NewsTeacher injured in Oregon shooting shares emotional survival storyThu, Oct 22, 10:21 AM EDT
  8. The GuardianTeacher wounded in Oregon school shooting played dead after she was shotThu, Oct 22, 4:12 PM EDT
  9. PBS NewsHourTeacher injured in Oregon school shooting says she had no chance to protect studentsThu, Oct 22, 7:06 PM EDT

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Earlier versions (2)
  1. Thu, Oct 22, 8:30 AM EDT, 4 outlets: Wounded Bend teacher says she was shot while trying to close classroom door
  2. Wed, Oct 21, 8:00 PM EDT, 3 outlets: Oregon teacher wounded in school shooting disputes account that she shielded a student