Flowers Outside Marysville-Pilchuck High School
Flowers are pictured outside Marysville-Pilchuck High School the day after a shooting at the school in Marysville, Washington October 25, 2014. A student fatally shot one classmate and wounded four others when he opened fire in the cafeteria of his Washington state high school on Friday, following a fight with fellow students, authorities said. The shooter took his own life as Marysville-Pilchuck High School students scrambled to safety in the latest outburst of deadly violence at an American school. Reuters/Jason Redmond

Another student of the Washington school, where a popular freshman opened fire on Friday, died on Sunday. It was 14-year-old Gia Soriano who became the second victim of the high school shooting.

Gia was one of the four critically injured students who were rushed to hospital after Jaylen Fryberg had randomly fired inside Marysville-Pilchuck High School's cafeteria. According to the Providence Regional Medical Center Everett's Dr. Joanne Roberts, her trauma injuries were extensive. The Soriano family earlier issued a statement which said that the "senseless tragedy" was devastating. Words were not enough to express how much the family would miss their "beautiful daughter." Roberts said that the family, which requested privacy, had decided to donate her organs.

Fryberg killed one girl identified as Zoe Galasso and injured four more students in the head. He eventually shot himself and took his own life. USA Today reported that Jaylen's cousin, Nate Hatch, 14, was the only student among the four critically injured who had showed improvement. Hatch was still in serious condition as he was kept in intensive care at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He suffered a gunshot to the jaw. Andrew Fryberg (15), another cousin of Jaylen, was also kept in intensive care as he was in critical condition as well. Even the third surviving student, Shaylee Chuckulnaskit, was also in serious condition. A .40 caliber handgun was used by Jaylen, who used the same gun to kill himself.

Fryberg belonged to a distinguished Native American family from the Tulalip Tribes. The members of the Native American community in Washington earlier struggled to comprehend the reason behind Fryberg's cafeteria shooting. Hundreds of students gathered in a campus gym along with their families. Leaders from the school and the area gave sombre speeches and asked for solidarity among the community members. Reuters quoted Tony Hatch who said that the community was "really damaged" by the incident. "Our community has taken a real hard kick in the belly," he said, "Our kids have all grown up together. Our communities are building that bond together." Tribal members sang songs and played drums as young people hugged one another and cried.

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