Tumbler Ridge shooting ‘tough to process,’ says community’s MP
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B.C. Conservative MP Bob Zimmer says Tumbler Ridge is full of 'tough individuals' who may still need mental health support after a tragedy that's 'tough to process.'
Following Tuesday’s mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., local MP Bob Zimmer says the community is full of “tough individuals” but that anyone who needs help should know mental health support is available after a tragedy that’s “tough to process.”
Eight people were killed in the tight-knit community of about 2,500 people, including five students and a teacher at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, as well as two others at a nearby residence. Roughly 25 others were injured.
The shooter also died from what RCMP believe was a self-inflicted injury.
Messages of support have poured in from across the globe since the tragedy, including from Canadian and other world leaders. Zimmer spoke with Global News on Thursday from Tumbler Ridge.
“There’s been countless offers from across the country to help and there’s been so many that it’s just difficult to manage all that information. You’re talking about a little community of about 2,500 people, and all of a sudden the whole, it seems, world is saying, ‘How can we help?'” said Zimmer, who is the Conservative MP for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies.
“It’s very personal at the same time and very difficult because it’s such a terrible and tragic event that’s tough to process.”
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