Cafeteria Worker Tried Stopping Washington School Shooter
Published at | Updated at(MARYSVILLE, Wash.) — A cafeteria worker tried stopping a freshman homecoming prince who opened fire inside his Washington state high school, killing one person and injuring four others – including two of his relatives – before shooting himself.
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Saturday that it had finished its on-scene investigation of the shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School, about 40 miles north of Seattle. Eyewitnesses and law enforcement sources identified the shooter as Jaylen Fryberg, a freshman at the school.
The Sheriff’s Office didn’t detail what the cafeteria worker did while attempting to stop Fryberg, 14.
A .40 caliber handgun was recovered from the school, said the Sheriff’s Office, which believes it was the weapon used in the Friday shooting that left one female victim dead.
Marysville police have said the gun used in the shooting was legally acquired, though have not said by whom.
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