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Update 3:36 p.m. Police: 2 dead, including gunman, in school attack

A student opened fire Friday in a high school cafeteria north of Seattle, killing at least one person and shooting several others in the head before killing himself, officials said.

Students in the cafeteria said the gunman stared at the students as he shot them. They described a chaotic scene at Marysville Pilchuck High School, as panicked students ran for safety.

Student Alan Perez told KING-TV he was eating his lunch near the gunman when he heard the shots.

"He had a little gun in his hand. I saw the flash from the muzzle," Perez said.

Another student, Austin Taylor, told the station the shooter "was just staring down every one of his victims as he shot them."

Cedar Parker, a 17-year-old senior, told The Associated Press he was driving away from campus for lunch when he saw students running and trying to jump a fence. Parker let several into his car. He heard other students yelling for their friends: "Where are you?"

Parker said choosing not to eat in the cafeteria saved his life.

The shooter was a student at the school 30 miles north of Seattle, but Marysville Police Commander Robb Lamoureux said he could not provide more information on the gunman or his motive.

Lamoureux said the shooter died of a self-inflicted wound.

Brian Patrick said his daughter, a freshman, was in the cafeteria 10 feet from the gunman when the shooting occurred. She ran from the cafeteria and immediately called her mother.

Patrick said his daughter told him, 'The guy walked into the cafeteria, pulled out a gun and started shooting. No arguing, no yelling."

His other daughter, a senior at the school, called him 'hysterical' from her classroom, Patrick said.

"I thought, 'God let my kids be safe," he said.

Four students were taken to Providence Everett medical center, said hospital spokeswoman Heidi Amrine. Three were in "very critical" condition. It was not immediately clear if the person who died was one of those students.

Harborview Medical Center in Seattle said it received a 14-year-old male student, who was listed in serious condition.

After the attack, a crowd of parents waited in a parking lot outside a nearby church where they were being reunited with their children. Buses pulled up periodically to drop off students evacuated from the school, with some running to hug their mothers or fathers.

Some parents were sent back to their cars to get their identifications before they could leave with their children.

Ayn Dietrich, an FBI spokeswoman in Seattle, said the agency had personnel on their way to the scene to help authorities with the investigation.

Another shooting occurred June 5 at Seattle Pacific University, where a gunman killed one student and wounded two others.

— AP

Update 1:32 p.m. 2 dead after school shooting

Two people are dead, including the shooter, following a shooting at a Washington state high school, according to police.

Previously, a hospital said that three victims were in critical condition.

Providence Everett medical center spokeswoman Heidi Amrine said a total of four wounded students were brought to the hospital.

She says three were in very critical condition.

One considered stable was taken to Harborview Medical Center.

Police say a lone student shooter was dead after the attack at Marysville Pilchuck High School.

Washington Education Association President Kim Mead and National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen García issued the following join statement:

We have just learned of a school shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School. The shooting was reported at about 10:45 this morning and much remains to be learned about the facts on the ground. We are asking you to keep the students, staff and families involved in your thoughts and prayers as details of this tragic events emerge. We will keep you posted as we learn more about how we can support the Marysville-Pilchuck High School community.

— AP with KPCC staff

Updated 12:05 p.m.: Shooter dead, police say

Police say a lone shooter who opened fire at a school in Washington is dead.

Police Commander Robb Lamoureux said the shooter was a student but would not confirm whether anyone else had been wounded or died.

— KPCC staff

11:52 a.m.: Shooting reported at high school north of Seattle

Police responded Friday to a high school north of Seattle following reports of a shooting.

The Marysville School District said in a statement that "Marysville Pilchuck High School is currently in lock down due to an emergency situation. Police and emergency services have responded."

The district said further information would come from police.

Local television stations said two people were being airlifted to a hospital.

Live video showed students being evacuated from Marysville Pilchuck High School in Marysville, near Everett.

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Ayn Dietrich, an FBI spokesperson in Seattle, said the agency had personnel on their way to the scene to help authorities with the investigation.





(Google map shows the location of Marysville Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Washington.)

The latest school shooting in the region happened at Seattle Pacific University, where a gunman killed one student and wounded two others on June 5.

The following tweets have been geocoded to the area, though KPCC has not confirmed the accuracy of the information contained within them.

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