A collection of quotes and tweets about Friday’s shooting at Marysville Pilchuck High School:
“There is no way I will be able to see the cafeteria the same anymore.”
— Taylor Eddy (@countrygirlwutt), Marysville Pilchuck student
“I can’t believe I just witnessed a shooting.”
— Austin Joyner (@awstin_joynaaa), Marysville Pilchuck student
“Thoughts and prayers go out to Marysville-Pilchuck High School and all affected by this tragedy.”
— Pete Carroll (@petecarroll), Seahawks head coach
“We want to extend our thoughts and prayers to the families involved in this tragedy. When something happens to one of our children, it happens to all of us. We are working closely with law enforcement. Our thoughts are with all students, families, staff, and our communities during this time.”
— Jodi Runyon, Marysville School District Office of the Superintendent
“You read about it, and watch shows about it, but you never think it will happen to you.” — Amandalyn Cowan (@amandalynm18), Marysville Pilchuck student
“As we seek to understand what seems inexplicable, I know the families of Marysville-Pilchuck will find their friends and neighbors at their side to provide comfort and support in the coming days, weeks and months…” — Gov. Jay Inslee
“Thankful to all the first responders who got there so fast to help everything move so swiftly.”
— Tyanna Davis (@tziggie), Marysville Pilchuck student
“It saddens and angers me greatly every time one of these heartbreaking tragedies takes place but I know that our community is strong and will recover from this with the passage of time.
“We will recover, but we will never forget the victims of today’s terrible violence.” — State Sen. John McCoy, D-Tulalip
“I wanna just wake up and have everything to go back to normal.”
— Cal Walker (@c_walk15), Marysville Pilchuck student
“Our thoughts are with the Marysville community — the families and the students affected by the emergency today at M-P High School.”
— John Lovick, Snohomish County executive
“Everyone thought it was a fire drill so we all went outside …… It’s a lockdown.”
— @chayirvin, Marysville Pilchuck student
“My heartfelt thoughts are with the families, students, staff and entire Marysville community during this difficult time.”
— Larry Nyland, former Marysville School District superintendent, now interim superintendent Seattle Schools