A shooting at a school in remote northern British Columbia has left seven people dead, and two more were found dead at a nearby home, Canadian authorities say.
The Associated Press reports that a woman believed by police to be the shooter has also been found dead, apparently from a self-inflicted wound.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police say more than 25 people were wounded Tuesday in the shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.
Tumbler Ridge in the Canadian Rockies is more than 600 miles northeast of Vancouver. The provincial government website lists Tumbler Ridge Secondary School as having 175 students in grades 7 to 12.
Police found six people dead at the school. A seventh person died while being transported to a hospital, and two more were found dead at a residence the authorities believe was connected to the attack.
Authorities say the shooter’s motive remained unclear.
The shootings were Canada’s deadliest rampage since 2020, when a gunman in Nova Scotia killed 13 people and set fires that left another nine dead.
