Family 'in shock' after shooting at Washington state hig
Source: Maria L. La Ganga, James Queally
Students and family members embrace after leaving Marysville-Pilchuck High School in the aftermath of a shooting on the high school's campus on Friday.
Hospital officials on Saturday identified two girls who were critically injured when a freshman football player opened fire at a Washington high school, as condolence signs began to spring up near the site of the attacks.
Shaylee Chuckulnaskit and Gia Soriano, both 14, remained in critical condition at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett on Saturday morning, according to a statement released by the hospital. Both suffered serious head wounds when gunfire erupted at Marysville-Pilchuck High School on Friday morning.
Two students, including alleged shooter Jaylen Fryberg, were killed in the attacks. Four other students, including the girls, suffered serious injuries.
"Our family is in shock. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers during this tragedy," Soriano's family said in a statement released by the hospital. "Our hearts go out to the other victims and their families. Please allow us our privacy as we deal with this tragedy."
On Saturday morning, security guards blocked off all access to the high school as law enforcement agents continued their investigation of the deadly shooting.
A few damp bouquets and tributes to the dead and injured hung from a chain link fence surrounding the high school's athletic field. Condolence signs began cropping up in the rainy city of 63,000, which sits 35 miles north of Seattle. At 88th St. Espresso, the marquee read: "We are thinking and praying for all those involved at MP."
In addition to the two injured girls, two other students, including a 15-year-old boy who suffered a serious head wound, also remained hospitalized. A 14-year-old boy who suffered a jaw injury was listed in serious condition while the 15-year-old was in critical condition, according to a statement from Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
The carnage unfolded beginning at 10:39 a.m. Friday, when police say Fryberg opened fire near the school's cafeteria. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Marysville police.
A few damp bouquets and tributes to the dead and injured hung from a chain link fence surrounding the high school's athletic field. Condolence signs began cropping up in the rainy city of 63,000, which sits 35 miles north of Seattle. At 88th St. Espresso, the marquee read: "We are thinking and praying for all those involved at MP."
In addition to the two injured girls, two other students, including a 15-year-old boy who suffered a serious head wound, also remained hospitalized. A 14-year-old boy who suffered a jaw injury was listed in serious condition while the 15-year-old was in critical condition, according to a statement from Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
The carnage unfolded beginning at 10:39 a.m. Friday, when police say Fryberg opened fire near the school's cafeteria. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Marysville police.
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