A complete of 9 individuals have been killed — most of them at a faculty — and greater than two dozen wounded after an energetic shooter opened hearth in a small group in Canada’s British Columbia.
The suspected shooter can be lifeless from what’s believed to be a self-inflicted harm, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police mentioned in a press release.
The gunfire was reported at Tumbler Ridge Secondary Faculty, at about 1:20 p.m., the RCMP mentioned.
Officers responding to the scene discovered six individuals lifeless inside the varsity, and one other individual died whereas being taken to the hospital, police mentioned.
Two different victims have been airlifted to the hospital with severe or life-threatening accidents. About 25 others have been being assessed for accidents that weren’t believed to be life-threatening, authorities mentioned.
As a part of the investigation, police recognized what they referred to as a “secondary location believed to be related to the incident” the place two different victims have been discovered lifeless inside a residence, police mentioned.
“Officers are conducting additional searches of further properties and properties to find out whether or not anybody else could also be injured or in any other case linked to at this time’s occasions,” the RCMP mentioned within the assertion.
In a press release, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney mentioned he was “devastated” by the taking pictures.
“I be part of Canadians in grieving with these whose lives have been modified irreversibly at this time, and in gratitude for the braveness and selflessness of the primary responders who risked their lives to guard their fellow residents, Carney mentioned within the assertion.
Tumbler Ridge is a small group of about 2,400 individuals positioned within the Northern Rockies in northeastern British Columbia.
