British Columbia: At least 10 people, including the suspected attacker, have died following a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in the small town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, authorities said.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed that six people were found dead inside the school, while another died en route to the hospital. Two more victims were found at a nearby home linked to the incident. Police have not disclosed the ages of the victims.
The RCMP described the event as an ‘active shooter’ situation. A female suspect, described in a public alert as wearing a dress with brown hair, was also found dead from what appears to be a self-inflicted injury. Two individuals were airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and 25 others were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local medical centre. All remaining students and staff were safely evacuated.
I am devastated by today’s horrific shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. My prayers and deepest condolences are with the families and friends who have lost loved ones to these horrific acts of violence.
I join Canadians in grieving with those whose lives have been changed…
— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) February 11, 2026
Tumbler Ridge is a small township of fewer than 3,000 residents, located in the foothills of the British Columbia Rocky Mountains, over 1,100 km north of Vancouver. RCMP officers are searching other homes in the community to determine whether additional locations were involved.
RCMP Northern District commander Ken Floyd remarked that, “We are not in a place now to be able to understand why and what may have motivated this tragedy.” Ken Floyd praised the rapid response and cooperation of the school, first responders, and the local community.
British Columbia Premier David Eby described the attack as an ‘unimaginable tragedy’ and promised government support for affected families. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney postponed his departure for a security conference in Munich to address the tragedy. Carney stated that, “I join Canadians in grieving with those whose lives have been changed irreversibly today, and in gratitude for the courage and selflessness of the first responders.”
Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre called the attack ‘devastating’ and expressed sympathy for the victims. Canada, which has stricter gun laws than the United States, has seen several mass shootings in recent years, prompting calls for tighter controls. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced a 2022 measure freezing the buying and selling of handguns.
The country’s deadliest school shooting occurred in December 1989 at Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique, where 14 female students were killed. Another major attack in April 2020 in Nova Scotia left 22 people dead during a 13-hour rampage.
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