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The 15-year-old Arizona girls found shot dead Friday morning in a suspected murder-suicide at their high school were “very close friends” and appeared to be in a relationship, Glendale police said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.
May Kieu’s sister, Phuong Kieu, a teacher at Independence High School, started the GoFundMe campaign following the shooting death of her sister. Police have not identified the two victims. Source: Phuong Kieu/Gofundme
A gun and a suicide note were found near their bodies, under a covered patio by the cafeteria, police said in the statement.
“Although the investigation is not complete, investigators working the case say evidence found at the scene leads them to believe that one female took the life of the other female before taking her own life,” police said.
Detectives “do not believe there are any outstanding suspects” and though the shooting was likely overheard by other students that morning, there don’t appear to be any witnesses, police said.
Police declined to release the names of the deceased, citing their status as minors. But the older sister of one of the girls confirmed her death to the Arizona Republic – and disputed that the girls were a couple.
Phuong Kieu, a science teacher at Independence High School, the scene of the shooting, said her younger sister May was one of the two killed, according to theRepublic.
She said there was no gun in May’s home, according to the paper.
Phuong has started a GoFundMe to help with May’s funeral costs. As of this writing, it has raised more than $17,410 out of a $20,000 goal.
Phuong described her sister as a “well-loved” honors student, according to the Republic.
She would have turned 16 in May, Phuong said.
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