10 dead, dozens injured in shooting at school, residence in B.C.
Ten people are dead and dozens were injured Tuesday in a shooting at a school and residence in rural British Columbia, Canada. Image courtesy of UPI
Feb. 10 (UPI) — Ten people are dead, including the suspect gunman, and dozens are injured following a shooting at a high school and a residence in rural British Columbia on Tuesday, Canadian authorities said.
Six people were found dead at the high school in Tumbler Ridge, a town of about 2,400 people located in northeastern British Columbia near the Alberta border, while a seventh victim died while being transported to a hospital, Ken Floyd, chief superintendent of the RCMP’s North District, said in a press conference.
Authorities said the suspected shooter was among those found dead at the scene. Floyd said the unidentified gunman died from a suspected self-inflicted wound.
Two victims who discovered wounded at the school were airlifted to hospitals with serious or life-threatening injuries, Floyd said. Another roughly 25 others were being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Amid the investigation, officers located a second crime scene, a residence where two additional bodies were found, he said, adding that additional searches were ongoing to locate additional potential victims.
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