First Year Teacher Hailed as Hero in Marysville School Shooting

A Newly hired Social Studies teacher is being hailed a hero in the Marysville, WA school shooting.

Megan Silberberger, a first year Social Studies teacher, reportedly confronted the shooter while he was reloading. During that confrontation the shooter was killed.

Police are currently calling the ending shot a self-inflicted gunshot wound, but it is not yet clear whether the shooter intentionally shot himself or was shot during a struggle with the teacher.

The attacker, Jaylen Fryberg, killed one female student and critically wounded four others before he was stopped.