Bend, Oregon teacher wounded in Silver Rail Elementary shooting describes playing dead; four killed

A teacher shot at close range in last Thursday's attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, said in a statement Wednesday that she tried to close her classroom door but the gunman was already there. Becky Drury said her left hand was almost completely severed and her other arm badly injured, so she pretended to be dead. Three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a 25-year-old teacher were killed in the attack, which began around 1 p.m., officials said. Police said a bystander fatally shot the 16-year-old gunman as another teacher wrestled with him over the weapon. Police said the gun was a Maverick 88 pump-action 12-gauge shotgun, and did not say who bought it. Two senior law enforcement officials told NBC News investigators are examining whether he viewed extremist material online, including "nihilistic violent extremism."

Left-leaning coverage (NBC) pairs Drury's account with the casualty toll, the bystander's role, the weapon and the online-extremism inquiry, citing police and law enforcement officials. Alternative outlets diverge: NewsNation reports Drury's account and her request that the media correct reports she shielded a student, while TMZ focuses on police calls to the suspect's family home in earlier years. Right-leaning Fox News centers Drury's description of trying to shut the door and playing dead. All sides report her account; only the left-leaning article details the investigation.