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| Seattle school shooting: Two dead including gunman at Marysville-Pilchuck High School | |
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| Two people including a gunman have died following a shooting at a high school in north of Seattle on Friday morning (PDT), according to officials. | |
| Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Marysville is currently in lockdown as police attend the scene where the shooter is dead, officers told the Press Association. It is unclear whether his victim was a student. | |
| Robb Lamoureux, Marysville Police Commander, said police believe the first shots were fired in the cafeteria, and the culprit was a student. He did not say if anyone else was wounded. | |
| Mr Lamoureux added that officers are evacuating students from all of the buildings on campus "to make sure there is no longer an active threat," the Guardian reported. | Mr Lamoureux added that officers are evacuating students from all of the buildings on campus "to make sure there is no longer an active threat," the Guardian reported. |
| A nurse at Providence Regional Hospital in Everett told CBS News that the facility has received three patients with gunshot wounds. | A nurse at Providence Regional Hospital in Everett told CBS News that the facility has received three patients with gunshot wounds. |
| Earlier, local television stations reported that two people were airlifted to a hospital. As many as seven people in total were shot, according to reports from the Seattle Times. | Earlier, local television stations reported that two people were airlifted to a hospital. As many as seven people in total were shot, according to reports from the Seattle Times. |
| Mr Lamoureux went on to stress that the area "is an active scene." | |
| "We do ask parents to please stay away," he said. | |
| To help reunite concerned parents and school pupils, Marysville Police has tweeted a meeting point around ten minutes away from the high school. | To help reunite concerned parents and school pupils, Marysville Police has tweeted a meeting point around ten minutes away from the high school. |
| Reunification Location for parents & students is Shoultes Gospel Church, corner of 51st Ave and 116th Street NE. | Reunification Location for parents & students is Shoultes Gospel Church, corner of 51st Ave and 116th Street NE. |
| 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 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." |
| Ayn Dietrich, an FBI spokesperson in Seattle, said the agency had personnel on their way to the scene to help authorities with the investigation. | Ayn Dietrich, an FBI spokesperson in Seattle, said the agency had personnel on their way to the scene to help authorities with the investigation. |
| The incident comes after a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on 5 June, where a gunman killed one student and wounded two others. | The incident comes after a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on 5 June, where a gunman killed one student and wounded two others. |
| Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |