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   XPost: can.general, can.politics   
   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   On Feb 11, 2026, David Dalton wrote   
   (in article<0001HW.2F3D49C804D4717630B5D238F@news.eternal-september.org>):   
      
   > On Feb 11, 2026, David Dalton wrote   
   > (in article<0001HW.2F3C3F8F04960BFC30B5D238F@news.eternal-september.org>):   
   >   
   > > My sincerest condolences to the families and friends of those   
   > > killed in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting today, plus I wish   
   > > a speedy recovery to those who were injured.   
   > >   
   > > For those who haven’t heard the news yet, there has been   
   > > a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, BC, Canada, a community   
   > > of about 2400 about 1200 km NE of Vancouver. Six victims   
   > > were killed at the high school, and two at another location,   
   > > and one died on the way to (or at?) the hospital. The shooter   
   > > also died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In addition,   
   > > twenty-five more people suffered injuries, some critical,   
   > > and are now receiving medical attention.   
   >   
   > The latest news is that the shooter was an 18-year-old   
   > who dropped out of school four years ago, and   
   > was a trans woman who had previously had interactions   
   > with the police and had been detained at least once   
   > until the mental health act. But hopefully nobody will   
      
   under the mental health act   
      
   > use this to justify any bias against trans people or   
   > against anyone suffering from a mental illness.   
      
   both of whom are more often victims than perpetrators   
   of violence.   
      
   > Also the report that one died on the way to the hospital   
   > was incorrect. Nine died, including the shooter by   
   > suicide, also her mother and stepbrother at their   
   > home before the school shooting began, and   
   > five children ages 12--13 and a 39-year-old educator   
   > at the school. And 27 were injured, not all by gunshots,   
   > and 25 were triaged at the local clinic while two were   
   > air-lifted to hospital and are in critical but stable condition.   
      
   The police have not found a motive yet, but perhaps the   
   shooter was bullied and that may have led to this   
   tragic incident.   
      
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   “And now the angry morning; Gives the early signs of warning; You must   
   face alone the plans you make; Decisions they will try to break” (S.McL.)   
      
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