Terror in Canada: Ten Dead in High School Shooting
Ten people, including the shooter, died after an attacker opened fire Tuesday at a secondary school in western Canada, in one of the deadliest events in the country's recent history. Reuters The attack introduced into Canada the type of mass shooting most common in the neighboring United States. [...]
TL;DR
- Ten people, including the shooter, died in a mass shooting at a secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.
- The shooter, described as a woman, died from an apparent self-inflicted injury.
- Six victims were found inside the school, two in a connected residence, and one died en route to the hospital.
- At least two people were hospitalized with serious injuries, and about 25 others were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
- This event is one of the deadliest mass shootings in Canada's recent history.
- Canada has stricter gun laws than the United States, with recent restrictions on handguns and assault weapons.
- Tumbler Ridge is a remote community with a population of about 2,400.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed devastation and offered condolences to the victims' families.