[Content Note: Guns; shooting; self-harm.]
There has been a shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School outside Seattle. Right now, there aren't a lot of details. The school is currently in lockdown, as police assess what's happened. NBC News is streaming live coverage.
The Seattle Times is reporting that the shooter "is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to two law-enforcement sources."
Reports are that as many as seven other students may have been shot, but those reports are unconfirmed. It's still very early, and students are still being escorted out of the building.
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UPDATE: The shooter has been identified as Jaylen Fryburg. Many witnesses have confirmed that he was indeed targeting a girl who had rejected him; she and Fryburg were the only fatalities at the scene. Reportedly, Fryburg also targeted his cousins.
There are some reports that a member of the cafeteria staff or a teacher might have wrestled briefly with Fryburg before he shot himself.
I will updates again as and when more details become available.
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