Published 12:30 pm Friday, October 30, 2026

Cassidy Schutz has been identified as the teacher who threw her cellphone at the Silver Rail gunman before tackling him and fighting to take his firearm during the Oct. 15 shooting at the Bend elementary school.

Police Chief Mike Krantz described the teacher’s actions during a briefing the day after, saying she almost certainly helped prevent further bloodshed. Krantz did not identify the teacher by name.

The 36-year-old father who entered the school and shot the gunman was identified as Kaylub Giamanco. Giamanco, whose children attend Silver Rail, had witnessed the shooting outside the school before retrieving a legally owned handgun from his vehicle and entering the building, Krantz said.

Schutz, a certified learning instructor at Silver Rail, was one of several teachers in the special education classroom when Griffin John II entered the school and opened fire.

In a statement, Schutz said she was heartbroken by the events and asked for privacy as she and the…