Condolences pour in across the GTA in wake of mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
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Flags across the Greater Toronto Area are at half mast as condolences pour in from city hall and Queen’s Park in the wake of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that police say killed nine people and injured at least 25 Tuesday afternoon.
An active shooter alert was issued to residents of the rural community — which lies 660 kilometres northeast of Vancouver in the foothills of the Rockies — at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday and was not lifted until the early evening of that day. The RCMP says six of the victims were killed at the local high school. Police say the suspected shooter was also found among the dead.
The tragedy, one of the deadliest shootings in Canadian history, has been felt across the country in the hours since, including in the Toronto area.
“Our hearts are breaking for the people of Tumbler Ridge. Families and loved ones have been forever changed,” said Mayor Olivia Chow in an emailed statement.
“To the parents, grandparents, and siblings who woke up without someone they love, Toronto mourns with you. Canada mourns with you. You are not alone.”
Premier Doug Ford and other provincial party leaders offered their condolences as well.
“My thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones and everyone who was impacted by the terrible shooting that took place yesterday in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.,” Ford said in a statement on X.
“Ontario stands ready to support the people of British Columbia however we can.”
NDP Leader Marit Stiles called the shooting an “unimaginable tragedy.”
“I am devastated by the horrific shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.,” she said in a written statement, also published on X.
The Ontario Liberal Party — which currently does not have a leader after Bonnie Crombie resigned — posted a statement online saying it stands with the people of Tumbler Ridge.
“Families shouldn’t have to grieve the lives of their loved ones lost in a devastating act of violence,” the party said in its statement.
Mike Schreiner, leader of the Ontario Greens, said in a statement his “heart goes out to the victims, their families and the entire community.”
Many of the statements also extended gratitude to the first responders who arrived on the scene.
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