A Silver Rail Elementary School teacher who confronted a teenage shooter during the deadly attack earlier this month has spoken publicly for the first time, saying the tragedy is a loss she will carry for the rest of her life.

Cassidy Schutz, a certified learning specialist at the Bend school, issued her statement Friday through Bend-La Pine Schools. Her remarks came more than two weeks after the Oct. 15 shooting, which claimed the lives of three children and teacher Megan Lambert.

“There are no words to describe the depth of sadness I am feeling following the events of October 15th. This is not a story. This is a horrific and heartbreaking tragedy, and it is our real lives,” Schutz said in the statement.

“My thoughts are with those who were lost, their families, those who were hurt, and those who were there that day. My heart is with you. It all happened so fast, and I wish with everything in me that we had more time. The pain of this loss I will carry with me forever.”

Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz previously said Schutz helped confront the attacker by throwing her cellphone at him and grappling with him for control of his shotgun.

Schutz also requested privacy while she works through the aftermath of the shooting.

“There are no words for this unimaginable reality we are facing. My focus is on these families, our team, our school, and my own healing,” she said. “As I continue to navigate this, I ask that you please give me the time, space, and privacy I need to heal. I will not be making any additional public statements at this time.”

Police said the attack began when a 16-year-old former student entered the elementary school and opened fire in a classroom for children with special needs.

Lambert, 25, died alongside three students: 5-year-old Rhoam Summer and two other children, ages 8 and 11.

A second teacher, Becky Drury, and a 7-year-old girl were also shot but survived.

Drury previously told News Media that she saw the gunman and attempted to shut her classroom door, but he shot her before she could keep him out.

After sustaining serious injuries to both arms, Drury pretended to be dead in an effort to avoid further gunfire. The attacker was ultimately killed by Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old father who intervened at the school.

A driver accused of veering onto a sidewalk and striking children and adults at an NYPD precinct Halloween event Thursday has been charged with vehicular assault, police said.

A driver accused of veering onto a sidewalk and striking children and adults at an NYPD precinct Halloween event Thursday has been charged with vehicular assault, police said.

Michael Marsh, 56, allegedly had a blood alcohol level of .26 when his van careened into the middle of a “Trunk or Treat” gathering outside the 83rd Precinct stationhouse on Knickerbocker Avenue near Bleecker Street in Bushwick, according to law enforcement sources.

“A little girl, her arm is peeled off, literally,” one mother who attended the event with her 9-year-old daughter said at the scene. “The lady injured her leg, and then one of the ladies, the back of her head was injured, and she has a hole in the back of her head.”

“A little girl, her arm is peeled off, literally,” one mother who attended the event with her 9-year-old daughter said at the scene. “The lady injured her leg, and then one of the ladies, the back of her head was injured, and she has a hole in the back of her head.”

Authorities said Marsh’s van also struck a private ambulance that had been stationed outside the event.

The Crown Heights resident faces additional charges of reckless endangerment, three counts related to driving while intoxicated, driving on the sidewalk and driving without a seatbelt, police said.

The Crown Heights resident faces additional charges of reckless endangerment, three counts related to driving while intoxicated, driving on the sidewalk and driving without a seatbelt, police said.

Marsh’s passenger, a 46-year-old woman, was expected to receive a summons for a traffic infraction, according to authorities.

Bill Belichick’s girlfriend, who is 49 years younger than the legendary coach, made headlines this week after intervening during his CBS interview.

However, the awkward television appearance is not the only reason Jordon Hudson has attracted attention. The 24-year-old former cheerleader has quietly built a real estate portfolio valued at $9.1 million since beginning her relationship with the controversial NFL figure, the Daily Mail can reveal.

Public records show Hudson has acquired at least four properties, including a $3 million home. All of the purchases were made after she met Belichick, 73, in 2021.

More remarkably, records indicate that Belichick’s girlfriend has already paid off the mortgages on each of the properties.

Hudson has also registered 18 companies since she began dating the eight-time Super Bowl winner. Several of the business names appear to suggest that she has some influence over his affairs.

The Maine native, whose father is a fisherman, has also secured the services of a high-end wealth manager whose firm requires clients to hold at least $2 million in assets.

Neither Belichick nor Hudson responded to the Daily Mail’s request for comment.

The celebrated coach, who is reportedly worth about $70 million, calls Hudson his ‘idea mill and creative muse’ in his forthcoming memoir, which is due out in May.

Hudson’s influence over Belichick became a national talking point after she interrupted his CBS interview about the book on Sunday and stopped questions about how the couple first met.

‘We’re not talking about this’, Hudson said, despite the reported account of their meeting on a plane appearing to be innocuous.

Hudson, who is scheduled to compete in the Miss Maine USA beauty pageant in May, reportedly left the interview for 30 minutes, delaying the filming.

Friends of Belichick have reportedly expressed concern that the relationship is a ‘runaway train’ and alleged that Hudson ‘saw an opening and took it’ with the former coach.

The New York Post reported that they are planning an intervention, although it will be handled ‘very gently because they know how deep in he is’.

The scale of Hudson’s assets is likely to prompt further questions about her relationship with Belichick, who is known for his meticulous, hands-on approach.

Records obtained by the Daily Mail show three of Hudson’s properties were bought in a cluster within three days of each other in December 2023, when Belichick was still in charge of the New England Patriots, during his 24th and final season.

Suffolk County deed records show that Hudson bought two large townhouses in Dorchester, Massachusetts on December 1, 2023 – one worth $2.2m and the other $2.3m. Hudson got a $1.1m mortgage on both properties, which are each divided into three large apartments. 

One four-bedroom apartment in the first building is currently available for rent at $4,900 a month.

Then on December 8, 2023, Hudson took out a mortgage on her most expensive property yet: a $3million, three-bedroom family home in the Roxbury Crossing area of Boston.

Yet again, she got a $1.1million mortgage on the property.

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A fourth property – bought nearly two months before the other three houses – is a two-bedroom, 1,200 sq ft cottage located in Harwich, Massachusetts. It was purchased on October 18, 2023 for $610,000 and property records show it had a mortgage of $488,000.

Hudson used a trust called the TCE Trust, created on June 12, 2023, to help with the transaction.

But the most intriguing twist was yet to come: according to Massachusetts property records, all four mortgages were paid off within a week of each other in late January this year.

The 18 companies set up by Hudson are mostly in the state of Massachusetts.

Some were set up to help her buy properties, such as TCE Cottage LLC, but others suggest she could be more involved in running Belichick’s life.

Among them is Trouble Club Enterprises LLC, set up on January 20 this year.

On her LinkedIn page, Hudson says she is chief executive and founder of a company of the same name.

The LinkedIn page also states that, as of August last year, Hudson has been chief operating officer of ‘Belichick Productions’.

A company by that name was set up in New Jersey on April 17 this year but it is unclear if it is related to Hudson.

Other companies set up by Hudson include ‘All BB Team LLC’, an apparent reference to Belichick, ‘Chapel Bill LLC’ and ‘Coach Show LLC’. It is not clear how much she is managing Belichick’s rights and image.

Hudson, a trained cosmetologist, has also set up ‘Roosevelt Glam LLC’ named after one of her middle names.

There are numerous versions of TCE such as ‘TCE Creative Consulting LLC’ and ‘TCE Rights Management’. There is even a company called ‘TEC Tech Support LLC’ suggesting she is involved in IT too.

On her LinkedIn page, Hudson, a philosophy graduate from Bridgewater State University who only graduated in 2022, states her skills include real estate development, contract management, strategic partnerships, mergers and acquisitions and leadership development.

The names that appear on the property and company documents are Massachusetts real-estate lawyer David Jensen and Joshua Christian, an advisor with Cerity Partners, a high-end wealth management company based in Boston.

On Cerity’s website, the company says that its clients have to have a minimum of $2million in assets and pay an annual fee of $20,000 to use its services.

The Daily Mail has contacted Cerity and Jensen for comment.

Previous reports have raised questions about how much Hudson is in charge of Belichick’s life. She recently moved with him to Chapel Hill, where the head coach is preparing for his first season coaching college ball for the University of North Carolina.

Last month it emerged that Belichick wanted Hudson copied in on all emails between him and Robbi Pickeral Evans, the school’s Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs and Strategic Communications.

In her email signature, Hudson refers to herself as Chief Operating Officer of Belichick Productions.

She has also been involved in negotiations with the NFL about a documentary covering Belichick and UNC, it has been reported.

One of Belichick’s friends told the New York Post: ‘This guy is known as being such a strong voice and in many ways autocratic – and here he is becoming mush in her hands and letting her direct everything.

‘She is so much younger, so inexperienced and so lacking in perspective and professionalism’.

Selma Blair has issued a public apology for an alleged midair incident on a Delta flight earlier this month that resulted in her arrest and assault charges.

Nearly three weeks after the October 11 episode, the 54-year-old Cruel Intentions actress posted an extended apology video to Instagram on Friday. Blair said she had “never intended to hurt or frighten anyone.”

Sitting in her living room and speaking directly to the camera, Blair said: “To the people I disappointed, that I hurt, that I frightened, alarmed, I am so sorry.”

The actress has been accused of punching and biting members of the flight crew while traveling from Los Angeles to New York, and of attempting to open an aircraft door during the flight.

She has pleaded not guilty to two second-degree assault charges. The allegations involve claims that she kicked a Port Authority Police Department officer and later kicked a nurse at a hospital.

Blair’s attorney, Shawn Barnes, has said his client was severely exhausted and had missed several doses of medication prescribed for her multiple sclerosis before the alleged confrontation in the air.

Dressed in slacks and a pale blue button-down shirt, Blair opened the nearly two-minute video by acknowledging her silence. “I know I’ve been quiet for a couple of weeks and you deserve to hear from me, and I’m sorry it’s taken this long,” she said.

She went on to explain that she could not discuss the events aboard the Delta aircraft in detail because the case remains before the courts.

“There is a legal matter going on and my lawyers have asked me not to say anything about that day [of the arrest],” Blair said. “I’m listening to them and I take this very seriously. What I can tell you, though, is very simple and the truth: not one day ever have I intended to hurt or frighten anyone.”

The Legally Blonde star also expressed gratitude to those who reached out after news of her arrest became public. “To the people that have written, that have called, that have sent wishes of love or caring, it has meant everything to me and my son, who is my world,” she said.

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Blair, who shares 15-year-old son Arthur Saint with her former partner Jason Bleick, added that she would now focus on her wellbeing and her child. “Right now I am going to be taking care of my health and my son, and thinking of you all with gratitude and love,” she said.

At a court hearing after her arrest, Barnes maintained that the incident did not amount to an intentional assault.

“Ms. Blair missed several doses of … a powerful medication that controls severe neurological symptoms” associated with her multiple sclerosis, the attorney claimed.

Barnes also told the court that Blair had traveled to New York City after an especially demanding period of work and had sustained an injury during the flight.

“Ms. Blair boarded this flight after being on set and working extensive hours and exhaustive hours in the days leading up to this flight,” Barnes said. “Additionally, at one point during the flight, Miss Blair actually fell and hit her head.”

According to Barnes, the combination of exhaustion, the head injury and the effects of being at altitude left Blair severely confused and disoriented.

A Delta spokesperson told The Daily Mail that the airline maintains “zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior,” adding that the safety of passengers and crew members remains its highest priority.

Blair is slated for a hearing in the matter on January 19.

The Trump administration is sending additional federal law enforcement resources to Alaska following what officials called “troubling new revelations” about an alleged Democratic effort to divert votes from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in the midterm election.

The criminal investigation into the purported “Decoy Dan” campaign has been underway for “several months.” But Alaska’s top federal prosecutor said Friday that the Justice Department is expanding the probe after a New York Times report alleged ties to former Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

“This new information has resulted in a significant surge of law enforcement assets to Alaska,” Michael Heyman, the US attorney for the District of Alaska, told reporters at a press conference in Anchorage.

“As we speak, law enforcement around the country are taking investigative steps with respect to the criminal investigation,” he said. Heyman declined to provide details, citing the ongoing nature of the inquiry.

Heyman said multiple attorneys from his office had also been assigned to the case and that authorities were treating the allegations in the New York Times report “extremely seriously.”

“We are acting on it intensely and swiftly,” he said.

Fox News reported earlier this week that the Justice Department issued at least 30 subpoenas within 24 hours of the new allegations emerging.

“Every Alaskan deserves a fair election and they’re going to get one,” Heyman said. He warned that “anyone who tries to illegally deceive voters and interfere with the election will answer for it.”

Elisa Rios, Peltola’s former campaign manager, and other sources told The New York Times that campaign staffers had been directed to look for people named “Dan Sullivan” who might enter the Senate race. The alleged goal was to confuse voters seeking to support the incumbent senator.

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Rios said Peltola, a former congresswoman, did not personally take part in recruiting a potential challenger but was “definitely aware” of the effort.

In her first public comments on the controversy, Peltola told Alaskans that she “knew nothing about any other candidate on the ballot except for me and the incumbent.”

“I am not interested in tricking voters,” she said at a campaign event Thursday.

President Trump urged Peltola to leave the race and face criminal prosecution after the report was published.

Heyman said the criminal inquiry is proceeding alongside a separate civil investigation into the alleged scheme.

Before The New York Times report was published, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit seeking to delay certification of Alaska’s Senate election results.

“The department is not asking the court to declare a winner or loser or change the votes in any way,” Heyman said of the lawsuit. “It’s simply to preserve those ballots.”

He said the Justice Department plans to ask the judge overseeing the case for expedited discovery by Monday.

Heyman also disclosed that he had been recused from the investigation until recently because the White House had been considering him for a judicial nomination.

“The White House has nominated someone else for that position and so, therefore, the facts and circumstances have changed, and they have decided to rescind … that recusal,” he said.