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What we know about the timeline of the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting

Nine people were killed and at least 25 injured after a mass shooting in the community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Tuesday. Here's what we know about how events unfolded.

• At virtually 1:20 p.m. MST on tues, an qui vive was issued to residents of Tumbler ridgeline and the surrounding country 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. A seventh victim died on the way to hospital. Two more people were found dead in a residence, which police say was connected to the school shooting. Including the suspect, who died of a "self-inflicted injury," the death tolls stands at 10.

• 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-seven other people were injured but we don't yet know their status. B.C. Emergency Health Services, which provides ambulance services in the province, says it airlifted two people to hospital, "one in critical condition, and one in serious but stable condition." 

• Paramedics treated others at the scene "who did not require hospital transport," the health services also said.

• In the initial alert yesterday, police described a suspect as "female in a dress with brown hair." At a news conference later that evening, RCMP Supt. Ken Floyd said the shooter had acted alone, and was the person described in the previous alert.

I'm at the B.C. RCMP headquarters in Surrey, where we're minutes away from a police update on the shooting in Tumbler Ridge. 

There are more than a dozen reporters and cameras here, and more on the phone. 

Officers gave few specifics in their last briefing yesterday, so we're hoping for details about the suspect and their relationship to the victims, as well as an update on the injured.

District Mayor Darryl Krakowka was meeting with fellow council members at the store, discussing the possibility of arranging flowers for the victims. 

Flags were at half-mast in the community as residents began to go about their day. A pair of teenagers were hugging each other and crying beside one of the checkout tills at the store.

Carney said Canada will never be able to fully reconcile itself with the senseless violence in Tumbler Ridge yesterday.

"To those families who have lost loved ones; this House mourns with you. To those who are recovering from injuries; this House prays for you. To the students, the teachers, the parents, every parent of Tumbler Ridge; all of Canada stands with you," he said.

"May the memory of those lost be a blessing. May this community, which has shown its resilience so many times before, once again find the strength to heal, and may this House prove worthy of what Tumbler Ridge has always been — by striving to make Canada a better, kinder and safer place."

The prime minister went on to say that Canada has previously experienced tragedy, referencing the L'École Polytechnique massacre, the mass shooting in Nova Scotia in 2020, the Quebec City mosque shooting in 2017, the Humboldt bus crash that killed 16 people in 2018 and the La Loche, Sask., shooting in 2016.

"Each time it breaks us open, each time it shows us who we are," Carney said. 

Carney told the House that tragedies show "us who we are."

He praised the community of Tumbler Ridge for being an example of Canadian pride and resilience. 

"As this House knows, Tumbler Ridge is a community of some 2,400 people nestled in the foothills of the Rockies. It is one of the youngest towns in the great province of British Columbia, carved out of the wilderness in the 1980s, built on the promise of the resource economy and by the determination of its residents.

"It's a town of miners, teachers, construction workers, families who have built their lives there, people who have always shown up for each other there.  

"When the wildfires raged, people helped each other pack up and move out of harm's way. They checked in on seniors and those living alone. They made sure that no one was left behind." 

As Carney finished his statement, the entire House stood and applauded. The prime minister looked across the aisle and shared a nod of reassurance with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

There are many downcast faces in the chamber as MPs sit with the reality of what happened yesterday. Plenty of tissues are being passed around.

The House is nearly full as leaders pay tribute to the victims. A few seats are empty, including Bob Zimmer's, the MP for the riding which includes Tumbler Ridge. Zimmer is on his way back to B.C.

House of Commons observes moment of silence for Tumbler Ridge, B.C., after mass shooting

House of Commons observes moment of silence for Tumbler Ridge

I'm currently sitting in the House of Commons press gallery, where the prime minister and other party leaders are making statements about yesterday's tragedy. MPs bowed their heads and held a moment of silence before Carney spoke.

The House chamber usually has a lively atmosphere — but not today.

Absent are the usual heckles of question period, as the chamber sits silent in reverence for the victims.

As of last night, 27 people have been reported injured, including two victims who were airlifted to hospital with serious or life-threatening injuries, and about 25 others were taken to the local medical centre for non-life-threatening injuries.

We have been reaching out to police this morning for updates and so far we don't know the extent of the injuries. 

B.C. RCMP are scheduled to provide an update at 11:30 a.m. PT. We will carry it live here. 

The flag is now at half-mast at the Peace Tower in Ottawa.

Earlier Wednesday, Carney said that after receiving advice from Clerk of the Privy Council, Michael Sabia, and Heritage Canada, he asked the flags at the tower and across all government buildings be flown at half mast the next seven days.

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