Canada’s Carney, opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigil
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and opposition leader Pierre Poilievre attended a vigil in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, to honor the victims of a mass shooting. The leaders joined hands during an Indigenous prayer outside the town hall.
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Open questions and key claims
We are not in a place to understand why or what may have motivated this tragedy.
More than 25 people are injured, including two with life-threatening injuries.
We have no confirmation at this time on the number of individuals injured or requiring assistance.
The incident involved an “active shooter at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School”.
Superintendent Ken Floyd said the scene of the shooting was “very dramatic” with extensive injuries.
The incident was “one of the worst mass shootings in our province’s and country’s history.”
27 wounded in BC’s Tumbler Ridge
Authorities described the suspect as a “female in a dress with brown hair”.
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