{"id":30404,"date":"2026-02-11T12:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=30404"},"modified":"2026-02-11T12:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:48:28","slug":"canada-community-of-tumbler-ridge-in-shock-after-nine-killed-and-at-least-25-wounded-in-shooting-at-local-secondary-school-and-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2026\/02\/11\/canada-community-of-tumbler-ridge-in-shock-after-nine-killed-and-at-least-25-wounded-in-shooting-at-local-secondary-school-and-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada community of Tumbler Ridge in shock after nine killed and at least 25 wounded in shooting at local secondary school and home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">People in the small Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge have reacted with shock and disbelief after nine people were killed and at least 25 wounded in a shooting at a local secondary school and home.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Members of the remote community, 415 miles (667 km) northeast of the western city of Vancouver, spoke of their fear and uncertainty during the school lockdown, as no-one appeared to be aware of the magnitude of what was unfolding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They described how close the community of just 2500 people was, and how devastated it would be by what had happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I will know every victim. I&#8217;ve been here 19 years, and we&#8217;re a small community,&#8221; town mayor Darryl Krakowka told Canadian broadcaster CBC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t call them residents. I call them family,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"links\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<ul class=\"ssrcss-94r6ik-Stack e1y4nx260\" role=\"list\">\n<li class=\"ssrcss-qzx51b-LinkItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-ire9v9-LinkHeadline e3eyuya4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/cr5lnzqdr5pt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Students describe barricading classroom doors as nine killed and 25 injured in Canada shootings<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Chris Norbury, a town councillor, was as close as anyone in Tumbler Ridge to the shooting. His wife teaches at the secondary school, his daughter attends the nearby elementary school and he works at the visitor centre just a block away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Speaking to the BBC World Service&#8217;s Newsday programme, he explained how scared and anxious he felt as he waited for news of his wife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He first realised something was wrong when his daughter&#8217;s school called him to say they were in lockdown. He was able to contact his wife, who was also under lockdown, but by the time he found out &#8211; from an emergency alert &#8211; that there was an active shooter, he was unable to contact her again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We just had to speculate and jump into social media to see what was going on &#8211; there was a lot of speculation&#8230; but being who I am I just wanted to stay calm as best I could and wait for the facts,&#8221; Norbury said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">That proved far from easy, though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It was terrifying, it&#8217;s hard to put into words the dread and the fear that you feel knowing that a loved one is in danger,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30406\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tumbler-Ridge-police-officer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30406\" src=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tumbler-Ridge-police-officer.jpg\" alt=\"Tumbler Ridge police officer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tumbler-Ridge-police-officer.jpg 640w, https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tumbler-Ridge-police-officer-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The shootings have sent shock waves through the small town (Image: Trent Ernst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Meanwhile he was able to see emergency vehicles, including helicopters, coming and going from the school and a nearby medical centre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"links\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<ul class=\"ssrcss-94r6ik-Stack e1y4nx260\" role=\"list\">\n<li class=\"ssrcss-qzx51b-LinkItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-ire9v9-LinkHeadline e3eyuya4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c1e98w35qyjo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Tumbler Ridge mass shooting: What we know so far<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ssrcss-qzx51b-LinkItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-ire9v9-LinkHeadline e3eyuya4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwy8eyz4ee0o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">What are Canada&#8217;s gun ownership laws?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"subheadline\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-usmnse-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"subheadline\">\n<h2 id=\"Disturbing-photos\" class=\"ssrcss-1fbl9fk-Heading e10rt3ze0\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span role=\"text\">&#8216;Disturbing&#8217; photos<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Darian Quist, a grade 12 student at the school, was in a classroom with a teacher and about 15 students when the lockdown alarm sounded, though he believes he was in a different part of the school from the shooting. He and his classmates stayed there until the police escorted them out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;For a while I didn&#8217;t think anything was going on, but once everything was circulating and we realised something was wrong we got tables and barricaded the doors, and I believe we sat in there for two or two-and-a-half hours,&#8221; he told CBC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He said everyone was tense and nervous. People sent him &#8220;disturbing&#8221; photos, he said, with &#8220;blood and things like that&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I think that&#8217;s when it all set in,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">His mother Shelley Quist was working at the local hospital at the time. She said they only found out about the shooter half an hour after the lockdown &#8211; though she was on the phone with her son the whole time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s just one of those things when you just think it&#8217;s never going to happen,&#8221; she said, adding: &#8220;Panic was setting in until I laid eyes on [Darian].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Norbury said that it wasn&#8217;t until after 17:00 local time &#8211; three-and-a-half hours after the lockdown was first announced &#8211; that people started to be released from the school and he was able to find out that his wife was safe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Quist described the departure as &#8220;organised chaos&#8221;. &#8220;Professionalism definitely took hold,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But even then those involved did not know the full extent of what had happened until the casualty figures were revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;A lot of people are shaken up right now, especially when we were told the true numbers,&#8221; Darian Quist said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Though the names of the victims have not yet been released, it is clear the whole town has been deeply affected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1uy5kw5-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\" data-testid=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-pqb4c0-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-s9ig6q-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/bb86\/live\/b97ae590-0760-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/bb86\/live\/b97ae590-0760-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/bb86\/live\/b97ae590-0760-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/bb86\/live\/b97ae590-0760-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/bb86\/live\/b97ae590-0760-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/bb86\/live\/b97ae590-0760-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/1600\/cpsprodpb\/bb86\/live\/b97ae590-0760-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/bb86\/live\/b97ae590-0760-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/bb86\/live\/b97ae590-0760-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/bb86\/live\/b97ae590-0760-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/bb86\/live\/b97ae590-0760-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/bb86\/live\/b97ae590-0760-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/bb86\/live\/b97ae590-0760-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.png 976w\" alt=\"A map showing the small town of Tumbler Ridge as a satellite aerial shot. The location of the secondary school is marked on the map. In the bottom left hand corner there is a map of Canada and the US with a mark showing Tumbler Ridge is in western Canada. \" width=\"1600\" height=\"1544\" \/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Norbury said he believed he may have known some of the children involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I was a children&#8217;s librarian for 10 years, and knowing that these children that I likely knew, that I likely read to&#8230; these are our friends, our friends&#8217; children have been injured, lost their life, and we just have to think how to come together as a community and rely upon each other for support,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He added: &#8220;Crime is incredibly low here, we&#8217;ve never had anything like this before. It&#8217;s an incredible shock that anything like this could happen. We&#8217;re such a tight-knit community, we&#8217;re really like a family here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Norbury also reflected on the effect the shooting would have on the community in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;How many people will be afraid to go to school? How many will this affect for the rest of their lives? And it absolutely will, that&#8217;s my fear,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;If I could talk to those people, I&#8217;d say, don&#8217;t let this define you. Please get help when you need help. 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