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17-year-old shot, killed at Seattle's Garfield High identified

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The 17-year-old student who was fatally shot in the parking lot of Seattle's Garfield High School has been identified.

The 17-year-old student who was fatally shot in the parking lot of Seattle's Garfield High School Thursday has been identified as Amarr Murphy-Paine.The Garfield Bulldog football team posted a tribute to Murphy-Paine on it's Facebook page on Friday.A memorial with flowers and signs now sits at the steps near the school where he was shot and killed. Several people were seen praying at the scene Friday morning.

The incident marked the second act of gun violence associated with the school this year; a student was shot in the leg outside Garfield High while waiting at a bus stop in March.In response to the shooting, Mayor Bruce Harrell underscored the distressing impact of such events on young people, stating at a press conference, "I can’t use the word ‘trauma’ enough to describe what our children are going through. Our kids deserve better.

 

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