Shooting in Washington State Update: One of the Students Hospitalized Has Died

One of the four wounded students hospitalized after Friday's shooting at a Washington state high school has died, according to NPR.

Gia Soriano, a 14-year-old freshman at Marysville-Pilchuck High School, died around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, The Seattle Times reported.

The hospital released a statement from the Soriano family:

"We are devastated by this senseless tragedy. Gia is our beautiful daughter and words cannot express how much we will miss her. We've made the decision to donate Gia's organs so that others may benefit. Our daughter was loving, kind and this gift honors her life.

Thank you to Providence for their excellent care - bar none - from beginning to end. Thank you to our friends and family who have supported us. Thank you to Drs. Bill Finley, Sanford Wright and Anita Tsen for their tremendous support and compassion. And thank you, to Bill and Ben with LifeCenter.

We ask that you please respect our privacy and give us the space and time we need to grieve and spend time together as a family in memory of Gia."

The hospital also requested a moment of silence at 10:39 a.m., the time of the shooting, to honor Gia and the other lives lost, to reflect and to show solidarity with those grieving.

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Mass shooting, School Shooting, High school, Washington State, Seattle
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