This morning, at 10:40 am, a shooting took place at Marysville-Pilchuck high school. A freshman pulled a gun and shot at the students sitting at a round table. 4 students fell on the floor. One victim died. Three are in critical condition at the Providence Regional Medical Center, after being shot in the head. A fourth student was shot in the jaw and is expected to survive. He is treated at the Harborview Hospital.
One male student that was in critical condition at Providence just got out of surgery. Two female students are still in the operating room with head wounds at the same hospital. After shooting his fellow students, the gunner shot himself dead. The Marysville School shooting tally is 2 dead and 4 in serious condition. The authorities are not revealing if the person killed by the shooter is a student or staff. They are withholding information to reduce panic.
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Police have searched the school and are restricting access to the area. The reason for the shooting seems to be that the freshman was rejected by a female. One of the male victims might be a lifelong friend of the shooter, as the Seattle Times reports. Things have now calmed down at the scene. Just about all the children have been evacuated into a nearby church. Parents have rushed to the church to retrieve their children. School buses are taking children home as well. The FBI just arrived at the crime scene and are investigating.