UPDATE – Zoe Galasso has Died; Gia Soriano, Shaylee Chuckulnaskit Not Dead but in Critical Condition

By Jack Phillips
October 24, 2014 Updated: July 18, 2015

Users on Facebook and Twitter on Friday said Gia Soriano, a student, was killed Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting on Friday, according to a report. That, however, appears to be not true.

UPDATE AS OF SUNDAY: Zoe Galasso, one of the victims, has reportedly died after the shooting.

According to friends and family, Galasso was eating lunch when she was shot and killed. Galasso was dating the cousin of the gunman.

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