Student dies after shooting at Seattle-area school, officials say. ‘Hearts are broken’
UPDATE: Two students were arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Washington high school student, according to court documents.
A 14-year-old student was charged on Monday, Nov. 14, with first-degree murder in a 17-year-old’s death and first-degree assault, as he is accused of shooting at another teen boy as well, according to court documents from the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office..
Another 15-year-old boy was arrested with the 14-year-old on the day of the shooting on Nov. 8 with a gun inside his backpack on a Metro bus and was charged with first-degree felony rendering criminal assistance, prosecutors said.
The original story is below.
A student who was hurt in a shooting at a Seattle-area high school has died, Washington officials said.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell confirmed the student has died but released no additional information about the student during a 2 p.m. news conference.
“Students can’t learn or develop or grow to be the best versions of themselves when they have to fear for their life,” Harrell said at the news conference. “Our schools have to be highest safe havens for our youth, for teachers, for our families.“
Police said they received reports of a shooting at Ingraham High School at 9:55 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, according to the Seattle Police Department. Officers arrived and found one person with a gunshot wound.
“One student is believed to have been shot,” Seattle Public Schools said in a news release.
The student was taken to “Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries,” police said.
Officers “secured the school” and looked for the suspect who they believed fled campus, according to police.
A suspect was arrested about an hour after police arrived on scene, Seattle Chief of Police Adrian Diaz said at the news conference.
“We have a gun problem,” Diaz said. “We have to figure out ways that we can ... solve this issue.”
Officials did not disclose the suspect’s name.
Brent Jones, Seattle Public Schools superintendent, said it is believed the attack was targeted.
“Our collective hearts are broken as we think about the loss of one of our students,” Jones said at the news conference. “As a father, I can think of nothing worse than losing a child in this manner.”
Parents were allowed to begin to pick up students from the school at noon, according to an update from the school district.
“Students will be released one classroom at a time to the auditorium, where families can sign them out,” police said.
After-school activities were canceled for the day, the district said. Classes are also canceled for Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Council member Teresa Mosqueda said on Twitter she was “outraged and devastated” by the shooting.
“Enough is enough. We need to get guns off our streets and invest in true public safety that addresses the root causes of crime,” she wrote. “We owe it to our children.”
Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal echoed the sentiment on Twitter calling the shooting “absolutely heartbreaking.”
This story was originally published November 8, 2022 at 2:41 PM with the headline "Student dies after shooting at Seattle-area school, officials say. ‘Hearts are broken’."
