--- description: Unconfirmed reports suggest multiple students were injured in the shooting title: Gunman Dead After Opening Fire at Washington High School image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77bc310f14147911/698762c355a859af8ba836e6/2014-10-24t205829z_1903797800_gf2eaao1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [shooting](/tag/shooting/) ## shooting Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 2 Dead, Including Gunman, in Washington High School Shooting by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/), [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/) and [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) Updated: Dec 14, 2023 1:52 AM CUTPublished: Oct 24, 2014 6:46 PM CUT  Two girls hug at Shoultes Gospel Hall church where families are reuniting after an active shooter situation at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Washington Oct. 24, 2014. Two girls hug at Shoultes Gospel Hall church where families are reuniting after an active shooter situation at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Washington Oct. 24, 2014.Jason Redmond—Reuters by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/), [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/) and [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) Updated: Dec 14, 2023 1:52 AM CUTPublished: Oct 24, 2014 6:46 PM CUT A high school student opened fire Friday morning at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Washington state Friday morning, killing at least one person before turning the gun on himself. A spokesman for the Marysville Police Department told TIME that “multiple” people were [injured](http://ktla.com/2014/10/24/school-shooting-reported-at-campus-north-of-seattle-up-to-6-reportedly-injured/ "undefined") in the incident. Four patients were taken to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, according to the hospital’s [website](http://washington.providence.org/news/ "undefined"). Three victims remained in critical condition Friday afternoon, the Seattle _Times_ reported. The _Times_ also reported several students identified the shooter as freshman Jaylen Fryberg. Jordan Luton, a student at the school, [told CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/24/us/washington-school-shooting/index.html "undefined") he saw Fryberg go up to a table with students, “came up from behind . . . and fired about six bullets into the backs of them.” Luton added, “They were his friends, so it wasn’t just random.” Federal law enforcement believe the shooter used a .40-caliber handgun. The shooting occurred shortly before 11 a.m. PT. Students were evacuated while police cleared the school room to room with guns drawn. Fryberg was a popular student, CNN reports, who played football and was named as the high school’s freshman homecoming prince. He also belonged to the local Tulalip Native American tribe, and was an avid hunter. “He was a people person,” [freshman Rachel Heichel said](http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/24/us/washington-school-shooter/index.html "undefined"). “He was just a really nice kid and all-around good person.” Luton told CNN that Fryberg got into a fight with someone a few weeks before who “said something racist to him.” Fryberg was suspended, but there’s no evidence the fight had anything to do with the shooting. Student Austin Taylor told a local news station he was standing near the shooter when the shooting began. “He had a blank stare,” he said. “He was just staring at the victims as he shot them.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3537381/gunman-dead-shooting-washington-high-school-marysville/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3537381/gunman-dead-shooting-washington-high-school-marysville/"},"headline":"2 Dead, Including Gunman, in Washington High School Shooting","datePublished":"2014-10-24T18:46:43.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-14T01:52:45.000Z","description":"Unconfirmed reports suggest multiple students were injured in the shooting","url":"https://time.com/3537381/gunman-dead-shooting-washington-high-school-marysville/","keywords":["shooting","Seattle","school shooting"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77bc310f14147911/698762c355a859af8ba836e6/2014-10-24t205829z_1903797800_gf2eaao1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77bc310f14147911/698762c355a859af8ba836e6/2014-10-24t205829z_1903797800_gf2eaao1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Two girls hug at Shoultes Gospel Hall church where families are reuniting after an active shooter situation at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Washington","caption":"Two girls hug at Shoultes Gospel Hall church where families are reuniting after an active shooter situation at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Washington","creditText":"Jason Redmond—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/shooting/","name":"shooting"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3537381/gunman-dead-shooting-washington-high-school-marysville/","name":"2 Dead, Including Gunman, in Washington High School Shooting"}}]}] ```