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 Shaylee Chuckulnaskit, 14, died at 4:45 p.m. at the hospital as a
result of severe injuries after being shot in the head during last
Friday's incident in a cafeteria at Marysville-Pilchuck High School,
an hour's drive north of Seattle.
"Our hearts are broken at the passing of our beautiful daughter,"
her family said in a statement released through the hospital. "In
Shay's short life she has been a radiant light bringing us
incredible joy and happiness."
Freshman Jaylen Fryberg, a popular 15-year-old football player,
opened fire with a .40 caliber Berretta at the table where two of
his cousins and three close friends were gathered before fatally
shooting himself, family members and witnesses said. The shooter
arranged the meeting by text message, police said.
 Another victim, Gia Soriano, died on Sunday. Andrew Fryberg, 15, a
cousin of the shooter, was in critical condition. Another cousin,
14-year-old Nate Hatch, remains in satisfactory condition.
The shooter's motive remained under investigation, and Fryberg's
family, prominent members of the Tulalip Indian Reservation, said
there was no apparent rift between the cousins.
A first-year female teacher tried to intervene in the attack at the
school, the latest in a string of such incidents at U.S. schools
that have renewed a national debate about student safety and gun
control.
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Earlier on Friday, Seattle Pacific University put its campus on
lockdown after a student received a threat of someone coming to the
school with a gun, but lifted the order about an hour later and
police arrested a woman who threatened a shooting rampage.
(Reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Seattle; Editing by Eric Beech)
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