A deadly shooting incident in Canada’s western province of British Columbia has left at least 10 people dead and 25 others injured according to news agencies.
Canadian police said that six bodies were recovered from a high school in the town of Tumbler Ridge.
In a separate development the bodies of two more individuals were found inside a house in the same area.
Authorities confirmed that another injured person died while being shifted to the hospital raising the death toll. Police also stated that the attacker is among those killed.
The injured have been shifted to nearby medical facilities while law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area and launched an investigation into the incident.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said more than 25 people are injured including two who were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries, after the shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.
School shootings are rare in Canada.
The town of Tumbler Ridge which has a population of about 2,400 people is more than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) north of Vancouver near the border with Alberta. The provincial government website lists Tumbler Ridge Secondary School as having 175 students from Grades 7 to 12.
RCMP Superintendent Ken Floyd told reporters that investigators had identified the shooter but would not release a name but that the suspect’s motive remained unclear.
“We are not in a place to understand why or what may have motivated this tragedy,” Floyd said.
He added that police are still investigating how the victims are connected to the shooter.
“As part of the initial response to the active shooting police entered the school to locate the threat. During the search officers located multiple victims. An individual believed to be the shooter was also found deceased with what appears to be a self‑inflicted injury,” RCMP said in a statement.
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