Classmate provided handgun used in murder-suicide at Arizona high school
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Students embrace after leaving campus, Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP)
Authorities say a male classmate provided the handgun used in last week's murder-suicide involving two 15-year-old girls at Glendale's Independence High School.
Glendale police say one of the girls approached the 15-year-old boy Thursday, telling him she needed it for protection but promised to return the gun the following day.
Police say the unidentified boy removed a handgun from his home without the permission or knowledge of his parents. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office will review his involvement in the matter.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The girls' bodies were discovered Friday morning near the school cafeteria. Each had been shot once and declared dead at the scene.
Investigators recovered a weapon and suicide note and say the girls appeared to be in a relationship.
Police refuse to release the girls' names, citing their age.