Gaussian Elimination - Free Variable

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If I had a matrix like so:

$\begin{bmatrix}1&1&3&2&8\\0&1&1&1&4\\0&0&0&0&0 \end{bmatrix}$

Would I be able to let the first column be a free variable? if so, how would I solve for any of the other variables?