Police respond to shooting report at Marysville-Pilchuck High School
"Blood is everywhere. I do not see the gun. I have him down," says Megan Silberberger, who identifies herself as a teacher during the call, in audio obtained by The Seattle Times . "I need help. I need help now."
The call, which police released Wednesday, was made on Oct. 24, moments after Jaylen Fryberg texted his closest friends to meet him in the school's cafeteria. At close range, he pointed a 40-caliber Beretta and shot five classmates before turning the gun on himself.
Zoe Galasso, 14, died at the scene, while Gia Soriano, also 14, died two days later at a nearby hospital. Shaylee "Shay" Chuckulnaskit, 14, and Fryberg's cousin Andrew Fryberg, 15, also died from their gunshot wounds. Nate Hatch, another cousin of Fryberg, remains in the hospital and has been upgraded to stable condition.
A high school student made the 911 call before Silberberger got on the phone. According to reports, she is a first-year social studies teacher.
The 911 call was one of more than 40 made that morning.
"I do not know who he is. I tried to stop him before he shot himself," Silberberger tells the dispatcher. "He shot – many are down. I do not know how many are down."
In the days following the shooting, Silberberger was hailed as a hero for attempting to stop Fryberg. She quickly asked for privacy from the media.
But Randy Davis, president of the local teachers' union, told the Associated Press, "I'm completely amazed by her actions and I feel for her," he said. "I don't know why she was in the cafeteria, but I'm just grateful she was there."
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