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To recap what we know so far:

• At about 1:20 p.m. Local time, an alert was issued to residents of Tumbler Ridge and the surrounding area about reports of an active shooter in the community. Residents were locked down until the alert was officially cancelled at 5:45 p.m.

• RCMP say six victims were killed at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, as was the suspected shooter. A seventh victim died on the way to hospital. Two more people were found dead in a residence, which police believe was connected to the school shooting, for a total of 10 dead, including the suspect. 

• Police say they believe they have identified the shooter but have not yet released more information about who they were. They have also not released details about the victims' identities, including their age, citing privacy and a need to confirm and notify family first, as is standard practice in British Columbia.

• Twenty-five more were injured but we don't know their status, the extent of their injuries, or where they are being treated.

To recap what we know so far:

• At about 1:20 p.m. Local time, an alert was issued to residents of Tumbler Ridge and the surrounding area about reports of an active shooter in the community. Residents were locked down until the alert was officially cancelled at 5:45 p.m.

• RCMP say six victims were killed at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, as was the suspected shooter. A seventh victim died on the way to hospital. Two more people were found dead in a residence, which police believe was connected to the school shooting, for a total of 10 dead, including the suspect. 

• Police say they believe they have identified the shooter but have not yet released more information about who they were. They have also not released details about the victims' identities, including their age, citing privacy and a need to confirm and notify family first, as is standard practice in British Columbia.

• Twenty-five more were injured but we don't know their status, the extent of their injuries, or where they are being treated.

Like many of you, I went to bed holding this tragedy in my heart and thinking of the unimaginable sadness this community is going through. Tumbler Ridge has gone from being a hidden gem here in northern B.C. To being the top story worldwide.

We expect to see more reaction today but our focus is on the facts and the impact on this tight-knit community.

Hello, I'm Anna Cunningham in London. World leaders are starting to respond this morning to the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. 

Sharing his condolences on social media site X, President Emmanuel Macron said France "stands alongside the Canadian people" and described the shootings as "horror." 

"Our thoughts are with the families of the victims, the injured, and the entire educational community," he wrote. 

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the news has "deeply shaken us" and wished the injured a swift recovery.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose country is still reeling from the Bondi Beach attack last December that killed 15 people and injured 39 others, said he is "deeply shocked and saddened" by the tragedy. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also posted a message saying: "such tragedies should never happen anywhere, in any country in the world." He said Ukrainians hope those injured recover quickly.   

Those affected by today's news can find mental health support through the province's Help Starts Here website or by calling B.C.'s Mental Health Support line: 310-6789. You can also reach Kids Help Phone by calling 1-800-668-6868, texting “CONNECT” to 686868 or requesting counselling over a live online chat.

If you're looking for support outside B.C., you can find resources in your province here.

Nicole Noksana also said that the community should rely on official information and respect the privacy of those affected as more details emerged.

"There are no words that can ease the fear and pain that events like this cause in a school community," she wrote.

Darian said Tumbler Ridge, which has students from Grades 7 to 12, is a small school. He estimates there are only about 20 or so students in his graduating class. 

“The reality of it all is starting to set in,” he said. “I believe I knew somebody, but everything is still very fresh.”

Darian said the school issued a statement saying it would be working with the RCMP to help students reintegrate once school resumes. He said the situation is “almost surreal.”

“It felt like I was somewhere that I had only seen across a TV.”

Asked if he had anything to say to the community of Tumbler Ridge, Darian said people should “hold each other close.”

“We are going to be able to get through this,” he said.

Shelley Quist said while she was home, she’d heard several students were being escorted out of the school.  

Through her phone, she could hear police “kicking” her son’s classroom door down.

“That’s when I left home,” she said. “We live very close; a block away from the community centre. I literally almost ran over there.”

She said she didn’t accept that her son was OK until she actually saw him.

Darian Quist’s mother Shelley said she was at work when someone asked if she knew what was happening at the high school. 

From her office at the hospital, a short distance away, she could see “RCMP everywhere, fire, ambulances.” She said one of her coworkers had to stop her from running to the school herself.

“There was an RCMP crouched down in our parking lot with his gun drawn,” she said.

Shelley said that that moment was when she called Darian and told him to keep her on the phone.

She said her employer told anyone with kids to go home, since there was an ongoing active shooter situation. She said she got home and locked the door, and had stayed on the phone with Darian the whole time. 

Tumbler Ridge student, mother describe school lockdown during mass shooting

Darian Quist, a Grade 12 student at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, and his mother, Shelley Quist, spoke to Radio West host Sarah Penton. Darian described how he and his classmates barricaded the doors while the school was under lockdown. His mother, Shelley, said she stayed with Darian on the phone and could hear the moment police came to escort them to safety.

Darian said shortly after he got to his class at 1:30 p.m. Local time, an alarm sounded in the hallways with instructions to close the doors because of a lockdown.

He said the doors were closed for a while, when he and his classmates realized something was wrong. They barricaded themselves inside for more than two hours, he said, until police escorted them out of the school. 

Once outside, he met up with his mother at the community centre a few hundred metres away. 

Eby wasn’t able to provide more details on some of the outstanding questions tonight.

He was asked about the age ranges of the victims and how many might have been students or teachers at the high school, and responded that the RCMP are still in the process of notifying families and relatives of the victims.

He also said he didn't know which kind of firearm was used in the shooting. The news conference ended at 9:30 p.m. MT.

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