Chilling and Disturbing Text Messages Between Washington School Shooter and His Ex-Girlfriend Released

EVERETT, Wash. (TheBlaze/AP) -- A judge ordered the release of text messages between a 15-year-old girl and her ex-boyfriend in the days before he fatally shot four classmates - messages that reportedly dealt with the tumultuous end of their relationship.

The release of the records Thursday evening came nearly a year after Jaylen Fryberg shot and killed four friends and wounded another in October after inviting them to lunch in the school cafeteria. He then killed himself.

According to KING-TV, the investigation into the deadly shooting revealed Fryberg did it because he didn't want to die alone. He wanted to take his friends with him to "the other side," the station reported.

Zoe Galasso was killed in the school cafeteria where the shooting took place. Three others, Shaylee Chuckulnaskit, Gia Soriano and Andrew Fryberg died days later. Another, Nate Hatch, survived.

Jaylen Fryberg (Source: NBC News)

Superior Court Judge Richard Okrent said Thursday that there was legitimate public interest in releasing the messages, which were part of the police investigation. The girl's attorney Thomas Ahearne had argued that she would be harmed if the texts are made public.

The Daily Herald of Everett reported that the newly released text messages reveal emotional exchanges between the girl and Fryberg.

On Sept. 6, 2014, the two texted loving messages and discussed getting engaged. By Oct. 19, they were exchanging messages that said "I hate you."

On Oct. 21, Fryberg sent a series of messages that went unanswered until he texted threats of killing himself. "Just please talk me out of this. The guns in my hand," he texted to the girl.

The next day, he wrote the girl a series of messages: "I set the date. Hopefully you regret not talking to me."

"You have no idea what I'm talking about. But you will," he wrote, followed by another text: "Bang bang I'm dead."

On Oct. 23 at 1:16 p.m., the day before the shooting, he texted "meet me by the cafeteria after school so I can say bye."

She finally responded on Oct. 24, at 10:38 a.m., around the time of the shooting, telling Fryberg to leave her alone. She wrote: "And I will be texting dad and letting him know about your whole `killing yourself' situation."

"Your dad knows. Just sent him a message about what you just did," the girl wrote.

Five minutes latex, at 10:43 a.m., the girl wrote to Fryberg's father:

Jay just sent my sister, who is right by me, a picture of a pistol. He said "have ____ call me before I do this" so he was pretending he was going to kill himself. So I called him. And I told him to stop. He was saying how even before him & I broke up he was thinking about this. & when I asked him why he said "I don't want to be here anymore" Then I told him I was gonna call you and then I hung up. Then he messaged my sister & said "okay...I lied...I just wanted her to talk to me."

So I just want you to know that because I don't know if that's really what is going through his head right now or not… Please make sure he doesn't do anything THAT stupid.. Please

At 10:39 a.m., the first 911 call is made to report the shooting.