“As part of the initial response to the active shooting, police entered the school to locate the threat. During the search, officers located multiple victims,” the statement read.
The shooter was later identified as one of the six deceased found inside the school, after police said they sustained a “self-inflicted injury,” per the statement.
The identities of the victims have not yet been made public by authorities.
In addition to the deceased, RCMP shared that two victims were airlifted to a hospital with “serious or life-threatening injuries,” while as many as 25 others are being “assessed and triaged at the local medical centre for non‑life‑threatening injuries.”
“Our hearts are in Tumbler Ridge tonight with the families of those who have lost loved ones,” British Columbia Premier David Eby wrote in a post to his X account. “Government will ensure every possible support for community members in the coming days, as we all try to come to terms with this unimaginable tragedy.”
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This is the second-deadliest school shooting in Canadian history, according to The Guardian.