{"id":419485,"date":"2026-02-11T07:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T07:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/419485\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T07:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T07:16:09","slug":"canada-shooting-10-dead-including-suspect-in-attack-on-tumbler-ridge-high-school-police-say-tumbler-ridge-school-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/419485\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada shooting: 10 dead including suspect in attack on Tumbler Ridge high school, police say | Tumbler Ridge school shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nine people have been killed and dozens injured after an assailant opened fire at a school in western Canada<\/a>, in one of the deadliest mass shootings in the country\u2019s history. The suspect was later found dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted injury.<\/p>\n

Police found six dead inside the high school in the remote town of Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia, with a further two bodies found at a residence believed to be connected to the incident. Another person died on the way to hospital, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said.<\/p>\n

The suspected shooter was found dead at the school, police said, adding they did not believe there were any more suspects or ongoing threat to the public.<\/p>\n

Prime minister Mark Carney said he was \u201cdevastated\u201d by the shootings. \u201cI join Canadians in grieving with those whose lives have been changed irreversibly today, and in gratitude for the courage and selflessness of the first responders who risked their lives to protect their fellow citizens,\u201d he said. \u201cOur ability to come together in crisis is the best of our country \u2013 our empathy, our unity, and our compassion for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

The prime minister\u2019s office said Carney had suspended plans to travel to Germany on Wednesday for the Munich security conference.<\/p>\n

More than two dozen people have been hospitalised \u2013 two with life-threatening injuries \u2013 in what British Columbia\u2019s premier, David Eby, called an \u201cunimaginable tragedy\u201d. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to know what to say on a night like tonight. It\u2019s the kind of thing that feels like it happens in other places and not close to home,\u201d Eby told reporters.<\/p>\n

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A police active shooter alert sent to people in the area described the suspect as \u201cfemale in a dress with brown hair\u201d. Police Supt 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 were minors.<\/p>\n

The District of Tumbler Ridge issued a statement on Tuesday afternoon, calling the shooting a \u201cdeeply distressing\u201d incident for a community of less than 2,500.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognise that many residents may be feeling shocked, scared and overwhelmed,\u201d the district said. \u201cIn the days ahead, we know this will be difficult for many to process. Please check in on one another, lean on available supports, and know that Tumbler Ridge is a strong and caring community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tumbler Ridge is a remote town in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northern British Columbia, approximately 1,155km northeast of Vancouver.<\/p>\n

Tumbler Ridge secondary school has 160 students in grades 7 to 12, roughly ages 12 to 18, according to its website. The school will be closed for the rest of the week and counselling will be made available to those in need, school officials said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are no words that can ease the fear and pain that events like this cause in a school community,\u201d the Tumbler Ridge Parent Advisory Council said in a statement. \u201cWe want families to know that the safety and wellbeing of students and staff are paramount, and we are grateful to the first responders and emergency personnel who acted quickly and professionally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officials said the town\u2019s small police force was on the scene within two minutes of receiving a call, and that victims were still being assessed hours after the incident. British Columbia\u2019s public safety minister, Nina Krieger, said at a press conference: \u201cSpeed and professionalism saved lives today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier, Krieger, said<\/a> online that news of the shooting was \u201csending shockwaves through the community and the entire province\u201d.<\/p>\n

Police initially issued an emergency active shooter alert on Tuesday afternoon after receiving reports of a shooting at the secondary school at about 1.20pm. The alert told residents to shelter in place, lock their doors and refrain from going outside. The RCMP alert was lifted at 5.45pm.<\/p>\n

Supt Floyd told reporters the scene of the shooting was \u201cvery dramatic\u201d with extensive injuries. He said all remaining students and staff at the secondary school, numbering about 100 people, had been safely evacuated from the school.<\/p>\n

A Google Maps image of Tumbler Ridge Secondary School Photograph: Google Maps<\/p>\n

Floyd said police wouldn\u2019t comment on a possible motive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re following all leads to try to determine the connection to the shooter,\u201d he said. \u201cI think we will struggle to determine the \u2018why\u2019, but we will try our best to determine what transpired.\u201d<\/p>\n

The town\u2019s health centre was placed on Code Orange, signifying a mass-casualty incident or large-scale emergency response. But given the rural nature of the community, at least two victims were airlifted to larger hospitals. Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS) said one of its aircraft from Grande Prairie, Alberta, was requested for the incident.<\/p>\n

Because of Canada\u2019s strict gun laws, which make it difficult to own both handguns or \u201cassault-style weapons\u201d, the country has experienced far fewer instances of mass violence compared with the United States. Still, the shooting is the second-deadliest school shooting in Canadian history. In 1989, a gunman killed 14 students at Montreal\u2019s L\u2019Ecole Polytechnique in an attack that targeted women. In 2016, five people were killed in a series in La Loche, Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters, Eby, a father of three, said news of the shooting \u201cmakes you want to hug your kids a little tighter\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWrap these families with love. Not just tonight but tomorrow and into the future. This is something that will reverberate for years to come,\u201d he said. He later added: \u201cThis is the kind of thing that feels like it happens in other places, and not close to home in a way that this feels like for many British Columbians and Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nine people have been killed and dozens injured after an assailant opened fire at a school in western…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":419486,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,50,51,47,52,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-419485","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-news","11":"tag-top-stories","12":"tag-topnews","13":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}