crimesandcuriosities: On 24th October 2014, 15 year old Jaylen Fryberg walked into Marysville Pilchu
crimesandcuriosities: On 24th October 2014, 15 year old Jaylen Fryberg walked into Marysville Pilchuck High School in Washington, USA, and shot five students before turning the gun on himself and ending his own life. Of the five others he wounded, four unfortunately died.Before the shooting occurred, Fryberg sent a text message to his friends asking each of them to get together for lunch. After entering the cafeteria where his friends were gathered, witnesses recalled seeing Fryberg engage in a conversation with them before pulling out a handgun and firing multiple shots. One surviving student stated that the shooter had been “staring blankly” and acted in a “calm and methodical” way as he discharged his firearm. Given the number of fatalities, along with the fact that there was no cooling off period between each victim, the crime committed constitutes mass murder. Prior to the shooting, the offender also sent a text message to his parents which contained specific instructions for his funeral. The note eerily acknowledges that Fryberg’s plans were entirely premeditated, and also that he had every intention of taking his friends with him, but there is scarce mention of why Jaylen was unhappy with his life. Although he does address his parents affectionately at the end of the letter, overall it reads more as a lighthearted to-do list than a heartfelt goodbye to his family:“I want to be fully dressed in camo in my casket. Brand new expensive-as-shit camo… Put my hat with the S on it on me in my casket. Put an insulin bag in my casket with me and burn one for me. I want mine, Andrew’s and [name omitted] graves to all be lined up… Songs to play at my funeral. (Life style, U guessed it, hot nigga, Hookah, The Ruble by randy wood, love by Kevin Yaazie) it needs to be POPPIN! Play the randy wood and the Kevin Yazzie first and play the POPPIN SHIT next and ask [name omitted] for some poppin shit to play… I wasn’t happy. And I need my crew with me too. I’m sorry. I love you.”The deceased victims were named as Zoë Raine Galasso (14), Shaylee Adelle Chuckulnaskit (14), Andrew Fryberg (15) and Gia Christine Soriano (14). Andrew was Jaylen’s cousin. Sadly, Zoë died immediately at the scene, and the others were transported to hospital where they later died. The fifth surviving victim, named Nate Hatch, suffered a gunshot wound to the jaw but was eventually discharged from hospital following corrective surgery. -- source link