Ten people are dead and dozens were injured Tuesday in a shooting at a school and residence in rural British Columbia, Canada. Image courtesy of UPI
Ten people are dead, including the suspect gunman, and dozens are injured following a shooting at a high school and a residence in rural British Columbia on Tuesday, Canadian authorities said.
Six people were found dead at the high school in Tumbler Ridge, a town of about 2,400 people located in northeastern British Columbia near the Alberta border, while a seventh victim died while being transported to the hospital, Ken Floyd, chief superintendent of the RCMP’s North District, said in a press conference.
Authorities said the suspected shooter was among those found dead at the scene. Floyd said the unidentified gunman died from a suspected self-inflicted wound.
Two victims who were discovered wounded at the school were airlifted to hospitals with serious or life-threatening injuries, Floyd said. Another roughly 25 people were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Amid the investigation, officers located a second crime scene, a residence where two additional bodies were found, he said, adding that additional searches were ongoing to locate additional potential victims.
The shooting was reported to the RCMP at about 1:20 p.m. MST Tuesday.
A Police Initiated Public Alert was issued as officers responded to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, where the bloody crime scene was discovered.
Roughly 100 remaining students and staff were evacuated.
“We’re not in a place now to be able to understand why and what may have motivated this tragedy,” Floyd said.
“Our thoughts are with the families, loved ones and all those impacted by this tragic incident.”
Neither the deceased victims nor the suspected shooter have been identified.
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