OXFORD, Mich. — The Oakland County Sheriff's Office has identified the three students killed in Tuesday afternoon's mass shooting at Oxford High School.
Late Tuesday, authorities said Hana St. Juliana, 14, Madisyn Baldwin, 17, and Tate Myre, 16, as the three students who lost their lives following a five-minute rampage at the Oakland County high school.
Sheriff Michael Bouchard said their families have been notified and each family has been assigned a deputy to remain as long as they need and "to provide the protection they deserve."
Deputies removed a 9mm Sig Sauer semi-automatic pistol from the 15-year-old student as he was placed in custody, Bouchard said.
Myre died in a patrol car as a deputy rushed him to a local hospital, Bouchard said in a 10 p.m. update on the investigation.
"One of our deputies, due to the severity of wounds, loaded up one of the children in his car and, sadly, that child died in the car," Bouchard said. "One of our employees who was in the 911 center as part of the team taking the emergency calls, had a relative killed. This touches us all personally, deeply and will for a long time.
"We will leave no stone unturned."
Myre, a junior and a running back on the football team, played on the varsity since his freshman year and was an honor student.
No. 42, at 6 feet tall, was honored with a regional football award by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association in February. He aspired to attend Michigan State University, Grand Valley State University, Wayne State University or Texas A&M University, according to his player profile.
"Tate was a great young man with a bright future and beloved by all. You will be missed, Tate," his team posted in a tribute to him Tuesday.
Shortly after midnight, nearly 30,000 people had signed an online petition to rename the school's Wildcat Stadium after Myre.
"Tate is not just a hero to his fellow students at Oxford high school but a legend, his act of bravery should be remembered forever and passed down through generations, he put his life in danger to try and help the thousands of other students at Oxford High School," petition organizer Drake Biggie wrote.
Jennifer Graves Mosqueda, Baldwin's grandmother, posted to Facebook during the incident Tuesday that while other family members made it out of the school safely, the family went on a search on foot for Madisyn.
At the time of the incident, Baldwin was not answering calls from family and Mosqueda wrote that she was not in her psychology class, where she was expected to be, during the time of the shootings.
Baldwin called her grandmother GiGi. Mosqueda wrote early Wednesday that "This beautiful, smart, sweet loving girl was tragically taken from us all today leaving a huge hole in all of our hearts and lives.
"This horrific day could never have been imagined or planned for," she wrote while linking to Baldwin's GoFundMe page. "My daughter and son-in-law would never ask for anything during this time, however, I want them to be able to be with each other, their other children and family during this time without worrying about work, bills and arrangements."
Mosqueda could not immediately be reached for comment.
In online tributes, friends said Baldwin was expected to graduate this year. She had already been accepted into several colleges, some with a full scholarship.
"She was an artist who loved to draw, read and write. She was the eldest of three siblings," friends wrote.
Eight others were injured in the incident that occurred just before 1 p.m., including seven students and a 47-year-old teacher who had a grazed gunshot wound to the shoulder. The teacher has been discharged from the hospital, Bouchard said.
Other victims include:
1. A 14-year-old boy with gunshot wounds to his jaw and head, who is in serious condition.
2. A 17-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to the neck who is in stable condition.
3. A 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his left leg who is in stable condition.
4. A 16-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to her hip who is in stable condition.
5. A 17-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to her chest who is in critical condition.
6. A 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the head who is in critical condition.
7. A 14-year-old girl is in critical condition with chest and neck gunshot wounds and is currently on a ventilator after surgery.
"Tragically, it looks very tough for this young girl," Bouchard said about the 14-year-old.
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(Staff Writer Karen Bouffard contributed.)
