Canadian school shooter ‘in a dress’ kills two at home then massacres seven in high school before taking their own life

At least ten people lost their lives when a woman suspected of being the attacker opened fire at a high school and a private residence and then turned the gun on herself.

Six people were killed and 25 others were injured in the second deadliest school shooting in Canadian history at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia on Tuesday afternoon.

Another victim died on the way to the hospital. Two more people were found dead in a nearby home, believed to be linked to the deadly attack.

It was determined that the attacker died at the scene. Police believe the man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The condition of the injured is unknown.

The name of the attacker has not yet been disclosed and the reason for the attack remains unclear. In the emergency alarm, it was stated that the attacker was a ‘woman in a dress with brown hair’.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have not confirmed whether the suspect found dead at the school is the same person identified in the alert.

Police said details about the victims, including their ages, were being withheld until the family was notified, citing privacy laws.

At least ten people were killed and dozens injured at Tumbler Ridge Middle School

At around 13:20 local time on Tuesday, residents in the area were issued an emergency alert regarding the presence of an active attacker in the area.

Shortly after 1.30pm, an emergency lockdown alarm went off in the corridors, instructing students and staff to barricade the doors.

12th grade student Darian Quist said: CBC News He said he and his classmates were locked up for more than two hours.

In the video, students can be seen walking out of the school with their hands up as police vehicles surround the building and a helicopter circles overhead.

Tumbler Ridge, a picturesque mountain valley town located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains about 736 miles north of Vancouver, has a population of 2,400.

It is described by councilors as an ‘incredibly safe community’.

The remote area is known for its lakes, rivers, waterfalls and hiking trails. The area earned UNESCO Global Geopark status due to its hundreds of dinosaur tracks and fossils.

The secondary school and primary school, which enrolls 175 students, will be closed for the rest of the week.

Six people were killed at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia on Tuesday afternoon in the second deadliest school shooting in Canadian history. Another injured person died on the way to hospital

Another 25 people were injured in Tuesday afternoon’s massacre at a small rural high school. Their status is unknown at this time

At around 1.20pm local time on Tuesday, residents of Tumbler Ridge were issued an emergency alert regarding the presence of an active shooter in the area.

Police officers reached the school within two minutes, British Columbia Premier David Eby told reporters.

RCMP Superintendent Ken Floyd said investigators had identified a suspect but would not release his name, adding that the attacker’s motive remained unclear.

The official added that police were still investigating the connection between the attacker and the victims.

Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka said the entire community is suffering.

He said it was “devastating” to learn how many people died in the community of 2,700 people, which he called the “big family”, and said, “I am devastated.”

‘I’ve lived here for 18 years,’ Krakowka said. ‘I probably know every single one of the victims.’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in his social media post that he was devastated by the attack.

“I join Canadians in grieving for those whose lives have been irrevocably changed today, and I express gratitude for the courage and dedication of first responders who risk their lives to protect their citizens,” he wrote.

British Columbia Premier David Eby was with Attorney General Nina Krieger at the press conference following the tragedy

Carney’s office said he had suspended a planned trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Munich, Germany. He was preparing to announce his long-awaited defense industrial strategy in Halifax on Wednesday before heading to Europe for the Munich Security Conference.

Eby, the state’s premier, told reporters he spoke to Carney after what he called an “unimaginable tragedy”.

‘I know this makes us hold our kids a little tighter tonight,’ he said. ‘I’m asking the people of British Columbia to look out for the people of Tumbler Ridge tonight.’

The Canadian government has responded to previous mass shootings with gun control measures, including a recently expanded ban on all weapons it considers assault weapons.

Tuesday’s shootings were the deadliest in Canada since 2020, when a gunman in Nova Scotia killed 13 people and set fires that killed nine more.

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