On Tuesday in the mountain town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, 10 people (including the suspect) were dead. Officials are now calling it one of the worst mass shootings in modern Canadian history.
While police identified the shooter as a woman, they are not releasing her name.
As Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Superintendent Ken Floyd told reporters, investigators have confirmed the shooter’s identity but are withholding more details as the case is “rapidly evolving and dynamic.” So let’s see what we know so far.
Police first got to know of an active shooter at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School around 1:20 p.m. local time. British Columbia Premier David Eby says that officers arrived within two minutes of that.
By afternoon, six victims were dead inside the school. A seventh died on the way to the hospital. Two more victims were discovered at a nearby home. After that, the suspected shooter was found dead inside the school from what has been described as a self-inflicted injury. In total, nine were killed, and at least 25 others were hospitalized with varying degrees of trauma.
10 killed, 25+ injured in shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, British Columbia, Canada, RCMP reports.
Two additional victims found deceased at connected residence.
Suspect(women) dead from self-inflicted injury. pic.twitter.com/r55UKqyzHz
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All remaining students and staff could be evacuated.
During the shooting, an alert described her as a “female in a dress with brown hair.” Beyond that, Superintendent Floyd said investigators believe the shootings at the school and the nearby residence are connected, but didn’t say how.
He said,
“We are not in a position to provide that definitively right now at this time and what that connection may or may not be.”
We don’t know yet if the shooter has any connection to the school, which serves about 160 to 175 students in grades seven through 12. Tumbler Ridge is a community of roughly 2,400 people in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, north of Vancouver and near Alberta. Known for its UNESCO-recognized geopark, everyone knows everyone there.
Mayor Darryl Krakowka said he likely knew every victim. “I broke down,” he said, as the town is a “big family.”
A 12th-grade student, Darian Quist, told CBC he was in mechanics class when a lockdown announcement was made over the speakers. “The reality of it all is starting to set in,” he said. “It felt like I was somewhere that I had only seen [on] TV.”
Active Shooter at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in B.C. is believed to be dead, according to RCMP.
Suspect described as
“female in a dress with brown hair”
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Students barricaded classroom doors with tables and stayed there for more than two hours before police could escort them out with their hands raised. Meanwhile, parents waited at a local recreation center to see whether their child was dead.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was “devastated” by the attack and canceled a planned trip to Munich, Germany, where he was going to attend the Munich Security Conference. He thanked the first responders and wrote:
“I join Canadians in grieving with those whose lives have been changed irreversibly today.”
Both Tumbler Ridge Secondary and the elementary school will be closed for the rest of the week after the shooting. To help the community during this time, mental health support lines have been activated across the province.
