Vehicles are parked outside the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, the site of a deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, February 10, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Trent Ernst/Tumbler RidgeLines/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY VERIFICATION: Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video as the middle school, roadmap layout and residential buildings matched with file and satellite images. Reuters was able to confirm the date of the video as they were livestreamed. Local police confirmed ten people are dead including the shooter at a high school in Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday (February 10)
(Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia) — Canada is mourning after a gunman killed nine people in a shooting at a secondary school and a nearby home in the remote northeastern British Columbia community of Tumbler Ridge. Police say the suspect later died from what appears to be a self-inflicted injury.
According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, seven people were found dead inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, including the suspected shooter. Two additional victims were discovered at a residence believed to be connected to the attack. Another person died while being transported to the hospital.
In total, 27 others were injured, though authorities said their injuries were not life-threatening.
Superintendent Ken Floyd confirmed that the suspected shooter matched the description in an earlier police alert — a “female in a dress with brown hair.” Officials have not released the identities of the victims or the suspect, and they have not disclosed what weapons were used or how they were obtained.
A Community in Shock
Tumbler Ridge, a town of about 2,400 people near the Alberta border, is known for its rugged mountain landscape and outdoor tourism. The secondary school has fewer than 200 students, making the tragedy especially personal in the tight-knit community.
Mayor Darryl Krakowka told Canadian media, “I will know every victim. We’re a small community. I don’t call them residents. I call them family.”
Students and teachers reportedly sheltered inside classrooms and locked doors for hours during the attack. One teacher said he barricaded himself and 15 students inside an auto shop classroom until officers escorted them out more than two hours later.
National Response
British Columbia Premier David Eby called the shooting an “unimaginable tragedy” and said trauma counselors would be sent to support students and families.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was “devastated” by the violence and postponed scheduled travel to attend the Munich Security Conference in Germany.
A Rare but Devastating Attack
Mass killings are relatively rare in Canada, but the Tumbler Ridge shooting is now considered the third-deadliest in the country’s history.
In 1989, a gunman killed 14 women at Montreal’s École Polytechnique. In 2020, 22 people were killed in a rampage across Nova Scotia — the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history. That attack prompted sweeping federal gun reforms, including bans on many assault-style weapons and a controversial national buyback program.
Authorities are continuing to investigate a motive and any potential connection between the suspect and the school or residence.
For now, a remote mountain town known for its quiet beauty is grappling with profound loss — and a country is once again confronting the shock of mass violence.
