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A gunman opened fire in a high school north of Seattle, killing one student and himself and critically wounding four others, said Marysville Police Commander Robb Lamoureux.
Three students were shot in the head and the fourth victim was shot in the jaw, all four were transported to Providence Regional Hospital.
The incident began around 11 a.m. local time inside the cafeteria at Marysville Pilchuck High School, about 35 miles north of Seattle.
The shooter entered the school's cafeteria, and walked up to a table with students. "He came up from behind and fired about six bullets into the backs of them," said witness Jordan Luton. "They were his friends, so it wasn't just random," he added.
Another student, Austin Taylor said he was sitting at a table about 10 feet from the shooter.
"I just got done eating my food," Taylor said. "He was quiet, everyone was talking. All of sudden he stands up, pulls something out of his pocket. At first I thought it was someone making a really loud noise like a bag, a loud pop. There were four more after that. I saw three kids just fall from the table, like they were falling to the ground dead. I jumped under the table as fast as I could. When it stopped, I got back up and saw he was trying to reload his gun. And when that happened, I just ran in the opposite direction and I was out of there as fast as I could."
Students and teachers evacuated the school and gathered on the lawn. Other students were loaded into school buses and transported to nearby location.
Lamoureux said that police are continuing to search the school.
A FBI spokesperson in Seattle said they were sending personnel to the school to help authorities with the investigation.
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