"In what is one of the deadliest shootings in Canada, at least nine people were killed and 26 injured. Authorities described the suspect as a female in a dress with brown hair'. At least nine people were killed and 27 were injured in a mass school shooting on Tuesday in a town in northeastern British Columbia, the Canadian police has said."
"Police, responding to reports of a shooting at about 1:20pm local time (21:20 GMT), found six people dead inside the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. A seventh victim died while being taken to hospital. Officers also found the suspected attacker dead at the school. Two more victims' bodies were found at a nearby house, which police believe is connected to the attack."
"Darian Quist, a student at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, said an alarm sounded shortly after he arrived in class, announcing a lockdown and instructing students to shut classroom doors. Quist told Canada's CBC Radio that students initially remained inside, not knowing what was happening. He said he later began receiving photos from the scene on his phone. We got tables and barricaded the doors, he said, adding that students remained inside for more than two hours until police arrived and escorted them out."
A mass shooting occurred at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and a nearby residence in northeastern British Columbia. Nine people were killed and at least 26 others were injured. Police responded to reports at about 1:20pm local time and found six people dead inside the school; a seventh victim died while being taken to hospital. Two additional bodies were located at a nearby house believed to be connected to the attack. The suspected attacker was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted injury. Authorities described the suspect as a female in a dress with brown hair and said no further public threat is believed to exist. Approximately 100 students and staff were evacuated after a lockdown lasting more than two hours.
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