"Tangled Portrait of a Student Emerges in Washington Shooting" - Addison Norman pd 2.

Last Friday, a gunman came into Marysville-Pilchuck High School and shot six times. Killing tone and himself and putting four others into critical to serious conditions. As information is being discovered more people are able to get a better view of who the gunman was. 

The gunman is identified as Jaylen Fryberg, a fourteen-year-old freshman who attended the school. Just a week ago Fryberg was nominated as homecoming freshman prince by his classmates. He was only the football team, and a respected member in the community. Many students were shocked that he did this because it was completely out of character. 
Based on what witnesses saw Jaylen wasn't just randomly shooting, but actually had targets. Five of his close friends and family members. Two boys who were shot were cousins of Jaylen. The two girls he shot and the one he killed were all described as friends of Jaylen. 
Now the community is trying to figure out why. Some sources say that Jaylen recently broke up with his girl friend from another school. Others don't believed the two were connected. The true motive may never be known.

I hope the community and the people effected by events can recover from such a tram tic occurrence. When I hear of shooting like these I think back to what happened at Columbine  High School and Sandy Hook. Then I think of the limits of our second amendment. Back in the late 1700's, new Americans feared being overrun by a government army so the second amendment was adopted so people could protect themselves from the military or intruders. One friend of Fryberg's family said that the family only owned hunting guns, but no hand guns and he is not even sure where he got the gun he used in the shooting. I know in recent elections gun control laws are a factor into choosing officials. Based on our nations history, it leaves voters with the question of should we allow guns in order to protect ourselves or limit guns? 

Source :http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/us/contrasting-portraits-emerge-of-jaylen-ray-fryberg-shooter-at-washington-school.html?_r=0