MARYSVILLE — Freshman Gia Soriano died Sunday, two days after being shot in the head during lunch in a cafeteria at Marysville Pilchuck High School.
The death of Soriano, 14, a girl who had dark hair, dark eyes and a bright smile, brings to three the grim toll of Friday’s trauma, in which Jaylen Fryberg shot five of his classmates. He is among the dead. Zoe Raine Galasso, 14, was killed during the shooting.
“Gia Soriano, 14, passed away about fifteen minutes ago as a result of her injuries suffered on Friday,” said Dr. Joanne Roberts, chief medical officer at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett.
Reading a statement from the girl’s family, Roberts continued. “We decided to donate Gia’s organs so that others may benefit.” The family also asked for time to grieve.
Three teens remained in area hospitals with life-threatening head wounds. Andrew Fryberg, 15, was in critical condition in intensive care at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Nate Hatch, 14, was also there, in serious but improving condition. The boys are cousins of the shooter. Shaylee Chuckulnaskit, 14, remained in critical condition at Providence.