A medal and a wrestling shoe with a written message to Jaylen R. Fryberg, 15, is shown as part of a growing memorial at the school, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014 in Marysville, Wash. On Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, student Jayson Fryberg opened fire in the school cafeteria, killing a fellow student and injuring others before taking his own life. A third student died Sunday night of her injuries.The school will be closed all week. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) – A victim of a shooting at a Washington state high school says he forgives the boy who did it – his cousin.
Fourteen-year-old Nate Hatch is recovering at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle from a gunshot wound to the jaw.
He’s one of five students who were shot in the cafeteria of Marysville-Pilchuck High School on Friday by Jaylen Fryberg, a popular student who invited his victims to lunch and shot them at their table before killing himself.
Hatch wrote on his Twitter feed, “I love you and I forgive you jaylen rest in peace.” A friend confirmed the feed’s authenticity to The Associated Press.
Two teen girls were killed in the shooting, one was critically injured, and two boys – both Fryberg’s cousins – were also injured.