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Cheat Sheet: School shooting takes more victims

By Mitchell Kendra for The Yellow Jacket 2 min read

On Friday, Oct. 24, the homecoming prince at Marysville Pilchuck High School in Washington opened fire in the school’s cafeteria, killing one victim – Zoe Galasso, 14 – and wounding four others.

Jaylen Ray Fryberg proceeded to kill himself after wounding his four fellow classmates.

Three of the victims were in critical condition on Friday with head wounds after the shooting, according to NBC News. Two of them were later taken to a hospital in Seattle.

Late Sunday night, Gia Soriano, 14, died at the hospital.

Her family told CNN that they will donate her organs. The other three victims remain in critical condition. Two of the victims, Andrew Fryberg, 15, and Nate Hatch, 14, were Jaylen’s cousins. All of the victims had head wounds from the shooter.

According to CNN, the victims were invited to the same lunch table by the shooter himself. Other classmates said that Fryberg was a popular kid who was crowned homecoming prince the week before the shooting happened. According to NBC, officials are unclear as to why he decided to open fire, he had tweeted a series of messages that suggested a rocky romance.

NBC also said that students who witnessed the shooting said Jaylen had a blank stare on his face as he began shooting. Law enforcements stated that the shooter used a .40 Beretta.

Erick Cervantes, a junior, told NBC that a woman – possibly a teacher – came into the cafeteria and grabbed Fryberg’s arm. Fryberg attempted to shoot the woman, but ended up shooting himself in the neck.

It isn’t clear if the shooter committed suicide or accidentally shot himself in the neck in the struggle.

Doug Dawson, a special agent in charge of the Seattle office of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, told NBC that Fryberg’s weapon was acquired legally.

Law enforcement told CNN that Fryberg had trouble reloading the gun and his hands were trembling.

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