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Oregon school shooting: teacher says she played dead to survive

· ≈ Oregon, United States of America · confirmed by 2 outlets

A teacher who survived a shooting in Oregon said she pretended to be dead because she was badly injured by the attacker and could not help the children. The report gives no casualty figures.

Location
≈ Oregon, United States of America · United States of America live map
Coordinates
≈ 43.90°N 120.60°W
Reported
22 Oct 2026, 14:09 UTC
Category
Unrest & politics · Unrest
Impact
3 of 5 · Serious
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Oregon school shooting survivor says she played dead after being badly injured

A teacher who survived a shooting at a school in Oregon has described how she pretended to be dead. She said she was badly injured by the attacker and could not help the children. The report supplies no casualty figures, and no other details of the attack are given.

  • The teacher says she was badly injured by the attacker.
  • She says she played dead to survive and could not help the children.
  • The report gives no casualty figures.
Updated 22 Oct 2026, 14:29 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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