The Washington high-school freshman
who shot five friends in the school cafeteria, killing two, invited them
to the ambush by text message, police revealed on Monday. Jaylen
Fryberg, 15, used a relative's legal .40 caliber Beretta pistol to gun
down his pals and then shoot himself in Friday's attack at Marysville
Pilchuck High School near Seattle. Fryberg did not leave behind a note
and investigators are still combing through text messages to determine a
motive. "I don't know if the why is going to be something we can
provide," Snohomish County Sheriff Ty Trenary said.
But he said it was clear
from the initial investigation that Fryberg targeted the victims. "We
know that the shooter had arranged to meet with friends at the lunch
table," he said. "It's our understanding he did so by texting."
One girl died, Zoe
Galasso, was killed at the scene. Another, Gia Soriano, 14, died at the
hospital on Sunday evening. Shaylee Chuckulnaskit, 14, was in critical
condition at Providence Regional Medical Center while Andrew Fryberg,
15, was in critical condition and Nate Hatch, 14, was in satisfactory
condition at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center.
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