Canada. Feb 11: Ten people, including the suspect, have died in a shooting at a school in British Columbia. Two more people have died at the home of the suspect, Canadian authorities said.
Twenty-seven people were injured, including two with serious injuries and 25 with non-life-threatening injuries, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement.
A shooter was involved in the incident at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in the province of British Columbia. The shooter, who is believed to have been shot, was seriously injured, police said. As part of the initial response to the shooting, police entered the school to investigate the threat. During the search, officers located several people, the RCMP said in a statement.
Six additional people, in addition to the suspect, were found dead inside the school. Two died on the way to the hospital. Canadian media reported that the shooter was a woman, but the RCMP statement did not provide any details about the suspect.
The town of Tumbler Ridge, with a population of about 2,400, is located more than 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) north of Vancouver near the Alberta border.
The Peace River South School District said both the secondary school and Tumbler Ridge Elementary School were on lockdown and on secure and hold. The provincial government website said Tumbler Ridge Secondary School has 175 students in grades 7 to 12.