Washington Shooting Update: Gia Soriano, Zoe R. Galasso Both Died

Washington Shooting Update: Gia Soriano, Zoe R. Galasso Both Died
Marysville Pilchuck student Tyanna Davis, left, places flowers with her mother, center, and another student on the fence bordering the high school, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014. A student opened fire in a high school cafeteria north of Seattle on Friday, killing at least one person and shooting several others in the head, officials said. The gunman also died in the attack. AP Photo/The Herald, Mark Mulligan
Jack Phillips
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — The county has officially released names and cause of death for two of the students killed in Friday’s shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.

The Snohomish County medical examiner’s office says 14-year-old Zoe R. Galasso died of a handgun wound to the head, a homicide victim.

The office also says Monday that 15-year-old Jaylen R. Fryberg of Marysville died of a handgun wound to the head. The office ruled his manner of death a suicide.

The office has not yet officially released the cause of death for 14-year-old Gia Soriano. Provident Regional Medical Center in Everett announced her death Sunday. She also had a head wound.

Student Jaylen Fryberg is seen during a homecoming celebration at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Wash., on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, in this still frame made from video. Fryberg has been identified as the gunman who walked into his Seattle-area high school cafeteria on Friday and opened fire without shouting or arguing, killing one person and shooting several others in the head before turning the gun on himself, officials and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Jim McGauhey)

Washington school shooter’s death ruled suicide  

MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities officially released the names and causes of death of one of the victims and the gunman killed during the Washington state high school shooting.

The Snohomish County medical examiner’s office said Monday that 14-year-old Zoe R. Galasso died of a gunshot wound to the head and is a homicide victim.

She was one of two girls who died after 15-year-old Jaylen Fryberg opened fire Friday at Marysville-Pilchuck High School north of Seattle. Three other students remain hospitalized.

The medical examiner says Fryberg died of a gunshot wound to the head and has ruled his death a suicide.

The office hasn’t yet released the official cause of death for 14-year-old Gia Soriano. Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett announced her death Sunday. She also had a head wound.

Jaylen Fryberg was identified as the shooting suspect in a KIRO report. (Instagram)
Jaylen Fryberg was identified as the shooting suspect in a KIRO report. Instagram
Jack Phillips
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