‘I love you and forgive you RIP’

 

A WASHINGTON teen shot in the face in a deadly school shooting says he forgives his cousin for doing it.

Nate Hatch, 14, tweeted that he still loves Jaylen Fryberg who opened fire at Marysville-Pilchuck High School on Friday, shooting him in the jaw.
Jaylen, 15, took his own life. Students Zoe Galasso and Gia Soriano, both 14, were killed. Three students, including Nate, are still in hospital.

“I love you and I forgive you jaylen rest in peace,” Nate tweeted from his hospital bed.
Earlier, Nate said he was “grateful to be alive” in a tweet which has since been deleted.
Snohomish County Sheriff Ty Trenary said Jaylen, a popular student, invited his friends by text to have lunch in the cafeteria before opening fire.
“We know that the shooter had arranged to meet with friends at the lunch table,” he said. “It’s our understanding he did so by texting.”
Trenary also confirmed that the .40-calibre handgun used in the shooting had been legally purchased by one of Jaylen’s relatives. It remains unclear how Jaylen obtained the weapon.

Meanwhile, Nate’s grandfather has revealed his grandson survived the shooting by playing dead.
Donald Hatch told MailOnline his grandson was “walking and talking” after being shot. The bullet shattered the teen’s jaw and hit his shoulder.
But in heartbreaking news, doctors say Nate will never play football again.