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   From: j_d@invalid.org   
      
   The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said that 10 people, including   
   the suspected shooter, have been killed in a shooting at a high school in   
   the province of British Columbia, with more people injured.   
      
   The Tumbler Ridge RCMP said in a statement on Tuesday that six people were   
   found dead inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, while another person   
   died on the way to hospital, according to police.   
      
   Another two people were found dead at a home that police believe is   
   connected to the shooting.   
      
   The RCMP said the incident involved an “active shooter at Tumbler Ridge   
   Secondary School” in British Columbia, and that “an individual believed to   
   be the shooter was also found deceased with what appears to be a self-   
   inflicted injury”.   
      
   Two people were “airlifted to hospital with serious or life-threatening   
   injuries” and approximately 25 others were “being assessed and triaged at   
   the local medical centre for non-life-threatening injuries”, the RCMP   
   added.   
      
   “All remaining students and staff were safely evacuated. Police are   
   working closely with the school district to support a coordinated   
   reunification process for families,” the police said.   
      
   Located in the foothills of the British Columbia Rocky Mountains, more   
   than 1,100 km (685 miles) north of Vancouver, the township of Tumbler   
   Ridge has a population of fewer than 3,000 people.   
      
   Canadian media have reported that the shooter was female, but the RCMP   
   declined to provide any details on the suspect’s identity in a news   
   conference on Tuesday.   
      
   The RCMP said officers were searching other homes and properties in the   
   community to see if there were additional sites connected to the incident.   
      
   RCMP’s northern district commander Ken Floyd said in a statement this “was   
   a rapidly evolving and dynamic situation”.   
      
   “This has been an incredibly difficult and emotional day for our   
   community, and we are grateful for the cooperation shown as officers   
   continue their work to advance the investigation,” he said.   
      
   David Eby, the British Columbia premier, described the mass shooting as an   
   “unimaginable tragedy” and said the government would “ensure every   
   possible support for community members in the coming days”.   
      
   “Our hearts are in Tumbler Ridge tonight with the families of those who   
   have lost loved ones,” Eby said.   
      
   Canada has stricter gun ownership laws than its neighbour, the United   
   States, but a string of mass shootings in recent years has prompted calls   
   for tougher control measures.   
      
   Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced gun control   
   measures in 2022, including a “freeze” on the buying and selling of   
   handguns in the country.   
      
   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/11/canadian-police-say-10-dead-in-   
   british-columbia-school-shooting   
      
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