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One of the teenagers wounded in a Washington state high school shooting has died, raising the number of deaths from when a student opened fire in a cafeteria to three. A 14-year-old girl who was wounded when a student opened fire inside a Washington state high school has died, raising the death toll in the shooting to three.
Officials at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett confirmed that 14-year-old Gia Soriano had died on Sunday night. Another girl was killed during the shooting on Friday by a popular first-year student at Marysville-Pilchuck high school north of Seattle. The shooter, Jaylen Fryberg, died of a self-inflicted wound. Gia Soriano died on Sunday night, more than two days after she was shot, officials at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett said.
Three other students remain in hospital, two in critical condition and one in serious condition. “We are devastated by this senseless tragedy,” her family said in a statement, read at a news conference by Dr Joanne Roberts. “Gia is our beautiful daughter, and words cannot express how much we will miss her.”
At a news conference, Dr Joanne Roberts read a statement from Soriano’s family. Roberts said Gia’s family was donating her organs for transplant.
“We are devastated by this senseless tragedy. Gia is our beautiful daughter, and words cannot express how much we will miss her,” the statement said. Another girl was killed on Friday when a popular freshman at Marysville-Pilchuck high school north of Seattle opened fire.
Roberts said Soriano’s family was donating her organs for transplant. The shooter, Jaylen Fryberg, died at the scene of a self-inflicted wound.
Three other students remain hospitalized, two in critical condition and one in serious condition.
Earlier on Sunday, parents and students gathered in a gymnasium at the school for a community meeting, with speakers urging support and prayers and tribal members playing drums and singing songs. Fryberg was from a prominent Tulalip Indian tribes family.Earlier on Sunday, parents and students gathered in a gymnasium at the school for a community meeting, with speakers urging support and prayers and tribal members playing drums and singing songs. Fryberg was from a prominent Tulalip Indian tribes family.
Young people hugged each other and cried and speakers urged people to come together during the gathering on Sunday.Young people hugged each other and cried and speakers urged people to come together during the gathering on Sunday.
“Our legs are still wobbly,” said Tony Hatch, a cousin of one of the injured students. “We just have to reach for that human spirit right now,” said Deborah Parker, a member of the Tulalip Indian tribes.
“We’re really damaged right now.” “Our legs are still wobbly,” said Tony Hatch, a cousin of one of the injured students. “We’re really damaged right now.”
Of the wounded students, only 14-year-old Nate Hatch showed improvement, although he remained in serious condition in intensive care. Fifteen-year-old Andrew Fryberg also remained in critical condition in intensive care. Both are cousins of Jaylen Fryberg. Of the wounded students, only 14-year-old Nate Hatch showed improvement, though he remained in serious condition in intensive care at Harborview medical center in Seattle. Fifteen-year-old Andrew Fryberg also remained in critical condition in intensive care. Both are cousins of Jaylen Fryberg.
Meanwhile, 14-year-old Shaylee Chuckulnaskit remained in critical condition in intensive care. Meanwhile, 14-year-old Shaylee Chuckulnaskit remained in critical condition in intensive care at Providence Regional Medical Center.
Fryberg died in the attack after a first-year teacher intervened. It is unclear if he intentionally killed himself or if the gun went off in a struggle with a teacher. The girl killed Friday hasn’t been officially identified.
The makeshift memorial on a chain link fence by the school, which will be closed this week, kept growing on Sunday. Balloons honoring the victims and the shooter adorn the fence along with flowers, stuffed toys and signs. Fryberg died in the attack, after a first-year teacher intervened. It’s unclear if he intentionally killed himself or if the gun went off in a struggle with a teacher.
The close-knit community, meanwhile, on the nearby Tulalip Indian reservation struggled with the news that the shooter was a popular teenager from one of their better-known families. The makeshift memorial on a chain link fence by the school, which will be closed this week, kept growing Sunday. Balloons honoring the victims and the shooter adorn the fence along with flowers, stuffed toys and signs.
A tribal guidance counsellor said no one knew what motivated Fryberg. The close-knit community, meanwhile, on the nearby Tulalip Indian reservation struggled with the news that the shooter was a popular teenager from one of their more well-known families.
“We can’t answer that question,” said Matt Remle, who has an office at the high school, which is 30 miles from Seattle. “But we try to make sense of the senselessness.” A tribal guidance counsellor said no one knows what motivated Fryberg.
Remle said he knew Fryberg and the other students well. “We can’t answer that question,” said Matt Remle, who has an office at Marysville-Pilchuck high school, which is 30 miles north of Seattle. “But we try to make sense of the senselessness.”
In the nearby community of Oso, where a mudslide this spring killed dozens, people planned to gather to write condolence letters and cards.
Remele said he knew Fryberg and the other students well.
“My office has been a comfort space for Native students,” he said. “Many will come by and have lunch there, including the kids involved in the shooting.”“My office has been a comfort space for Native students,” he said. “Many will come by and have lunch there, including the kids involved in the shooting.”
They were all “really happy, smiling kids”, Remle said. They all were “really happy, smiling kids,” Remle said. “They were a polite group. A lot of the kids from the freshman class were close-knit. Loving.
“These were not kids who were isolated,” he said. “They had some amazing families, and have amazing families.”
These factors make the shooting that much more difficult to deal with, “Maybe it would be easier if we knew the answer,” Remle said. “But we may never know.”