Bend, Oregon, School Shooting: Teacher Disputes Heroism Account as Investigation Continues
Photo: NBC NewsA 16-year-old gunman killed three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a 25-year-old teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, officials said. The attack began around 1 p.m. Police said a bystander who saw him fire at a truck and enter the school followed him and shot him dead as another teacher wrestled with him over a Maverick 88 pump-action shotgun; police have not said who bought it. Two senior law enforcement officials said investigators are examining whether he viewed extremist material online, including nihilistic violent extremism content. Teacher Becky Drury, shot at close range, said Wednesday she pretended to be dead and was wounded before she could act, disputing an earlier account that she shielded a student.
Right-leaning outlets had not reported the story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative outlets had. Left-leaning coverage centers on Drury's account and, in NBC's case, the investigation; The New York Times focuses on her rejecting the heroism account. TMZ, an alternative outlet, instead reports that police had been called to the suspect's family home in earlier years.
How the sides differ Left sources emphasize teacher Becky Drury's account and the investigation; alternative sources stress prior police visits to the suspect's home; right sources have not covered it.
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- The New York TimesOregon Teacher Disputes Account of Her Heroism During School Shooting
NBC News leads with Drury's statement and adds police details and the extremist-material inquiry, citing law enforcement officials. The New York Times focuses on Drury refuting the account of her heroism.
TMZ leads with reports that police were called to the 16-year-old suspect's family home in the years before the shooting, focusing on the suspect's background rather than the victims or the investigation.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.