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Re: School shooting in Maryville, Washington
Possible hero emerging...
Teacher tried to stop Washington state shooting
Read more here: TULALIP, Wash.: Teacher tried to stop Washington state shooting | National | The Bellingham Herald
Possible hero emerging...
Teacher tried to stop Washington state shooting
TULALIP, WASH. — A newly hired teacher confronted a gunman and was being hailed as a hero on Saturday after a deadly shooting rampage in the cafeteria of a Washington state high school.
First-year social studies teacher Megan Silberberger intervened in the attack Friday at Marysville-Pilchuck High School, teachers union president Randy Davis said.
The teacher intercepted the gunman as he paused, possibly to reload, student Erick Cervantes told KIRO-TV.
"I'm completely amazed by her actions and I feel for her," Davis told The Associated Press. "I don't know why she was in the cafeteria but I'm just grateful she was there."
The attacker killed one girl on Friday and seriously wounded four others — including two of his cousins — before he died of what police said was a self-inflicted wound.
However, it wasn't clear if the shooter committed suicide or if he accidentally shot himself in the struggle with the teacher.
A school resource officer also ran to the scene, Davis said.
Read more here: TULALIP, Wash.: Teacher tried to stop Washington state shooting | National | The Bellingham Herald