A Royal Canadian Mounted Police car leaves Roxham Road, the site where many migrants have previously crossed illegally, in Lacolle, Canada, along the US-Canada border on February 2, 2025.
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Ten people, including a suspected shooter,were found dead afterashootinginatown in northeastern British Columbia on Tuesday, Canadian police said.
Six people were found dead inside a high school in Tumbler Ridge, two more people were found dead at a residence believed to be connected to the incident, and another person died on the way to hospital, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
A suspected shooter was also found dead from what appears to be a self‑inflicted injury, police said, adding that it did not believe there were any more suspects or ongoing threat to the public.
Tumbler Ridge is a remote municipality with a population of around 2,400 people located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northern British Columbia, approximately 1,155 km (717 miles) northeast of Vancouver.
Another 25 people were being assessed for injuries at a local medical center,saidpolice.
“All our thoughts are with people in Tumbler Ridge. I’ve spoken to the mayor and local MLA, and we are offering the RCMP any additional assistance they need,” British Columbia’s Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger said in a statement on X.
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