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10 people killed in school shooting in Canada
At least 10 people were killed in a shooting at a high school in Tumbler Ridge in the western Canadian province of British Columbia. This was reported by the local police.
Eight people, including the shooter who committed suicide, died in the school itself or on the way to the hospital. Two more people were found dead at a residence that police believe is connected to the shooter.
An emergency alert sent to citizens' cellphones at the time of the shooting described the suspect as a woman. Officially, however, the identity has not yet been confirmed. The motive has also not yet been reported.
More than 20 people were injured. About 100 people were evacuated from the school building, and some students reported barricading themselves in a classroom during the shooting.
Tumbler Ridge is a city of more than 2 thousand people located in a sparsely populated part of British Columbia, more than a thousand kilometers north of Vancouver.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wrote that he was "devastated by today's horrific shooting" and expressed condolences to the loved ones of the victims. It is the second deadliest school shooting in Canadian history, after the École Polytechnique shooting in Montreal on December 6, 1989, which killed 14 people.
10 people killed in school shooting in Canada