Jon Kay and Sally Nugent delivered sad news as they opened the instalment of BBC Breakfast
Jon Kay and Sally Nugent announced breaking news(Image: BBC screengrab)
BBC Breakfast opened with breaking news after nine people were killed in a school shooting in Canada.
The incident took place in the small town of Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia. The police have said that the suspected shooter was found dead at a school in the town.
Opening the show on Wednesday (February 11), host Jon Kay said: “Here are our headlines today and some breaking news. Nine people have been shot dead at a school in Canada. The attacker has also died.”
Co-host Sally Nugent went on: “At least nine people have been shot dead, 25 injured at a school and at a nearby home in British Columbia in what Canadian officials have described as one of the worst mass shootings in the country’s history.”
Jon continued: “According to Canadian media, an alert said during that attack described the suspect as a female in a dress with brown hair.”
The show then moved to a North America correspondent, who explained: “A total of 10 people are dead. This happened just after lunchtime yesterday.
“The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said it received a report of an active shooter at a school in the small town of Tumbler Ridge, a tiny place, a population of about 2,400 people.
“It lies in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
“There was a search of a school. They found six people dead. A seventh died on the way to hospital. More than two dozen people we’re told, were injured.
“Now, the authorities say another person believed to be the attacker was also found dead at the school with what appeared to be self-inflicted injuries.
“Officials say the shooting at the school and at a nearby home where two additional bodies were found are believed to be linked. The authorities say they don’t know yet what the attacker’s connection is to the school.”
The British Columbia Premier David Eby has said: “This is a devastating and unimaginable tragedy. We can’t imagine what the community is going through, but I know it’s causing us all to hug our kids a little bit tighter tonight.”
BBC Breakfast airs on BBC One