Tumbler Ridge, Canada. Ten people, including the suspected shooter, are dead after an assailant opened fire at a high school in western Canada on Tuesday, police said. Authorities reported additional injuries and said they do not believe there is an ongoing threat.
Deaths and injuries reported by police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said six people were found dead inside a high school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. Two more people were found dead at a residence believed to be connected to the incident, and another person died on the way to hospital.
Police said at least two other people were hospitalized with serious or life-threatening injuries, and as many as 25 people were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Suspected shooter found dead
Police said a suspected shooter was found dead from what appears to be a self-inflicted injury. Police added they did not believe there were any more suspects or an ongoing threat to the public.
Police released few details about the shooter, saying the person was described as female. An active shooter alert described the suspect “as female in a dress with brown hair.”
Police Superintendent Ken Floyd later confirmed at a news conference that the suspect described in the alert was the same person found dead in the school. Police did not say how many of the victims may have been minors.
Official reaction
British Columbia Premier David Eby told reporters: “It’s hard to know what to say on a night like tonight. It’s the kind of thing that feels like it happens in other places and not close to home.”
Community and school details
Tumbler Ridge is a remote municipality with a population of around 2,400 people in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northern British Columbia, approximately 1,155 km (717 miles) northeast of Vancouver.
Tumbler Ridge Secondary School has 160 students in grades seven through 12, roughly ages 12 to 18, according to its website. School officials said the school was closed for the rest of the week and counseling would be made available to those in need.
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