‘Woman in dress’ gunman kills six in classroom rampage before turning gun on herself
By Our REPORTER
A TEENAGE “hell-hole” classroom became a scene of unthinkable carnage yesterday after a female shooter in a dress gunned down six people in a remote Canadian high school.
The “vividly dressed” killer—described by witnesses as a woman with brown hair—is believed to have turned the weapon on herself after a bloody rampage that left nine dead across two locations in the quiet town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.
Terrified students at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School were forced to dive under desks as the shooter stalked the corridors.
Local police confirmed six victims were found dead inside the school building, while a seventh victim died in the back of an ambulance while being rushed to hospital.
The Toll of Terror
6 DEAD inside the school.
2 DEAD at a second residential location nearby.
Armed RCMP officers stormed the building at 1:20 PM local time following reports of an “active shooter.” They discovered the suspect dead from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Local mayor Darryl Krakowka, who was forced to shelter in place during the bloodbath, said: “The whole community is grieving. I probably know every one of the victims. We are a big family here.”
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has cancelled several high-profile appearances today, stating he is “devastated” by the horror.
The motives for the attack remain a mystery, and police have yet to confirm if the shooter was a student or a local resident.
Tumbler Ridge is a tiny, tight-knit community of just 2,400 people nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
Known for its coal mining history and scenic hiking trails, the town is roughly 600 miles north of Vancouver.
While Canada has stricter gun laws than its southern neighbor, this massacre marks one of the deadliest school shootings in the country’s history.
It follows the 1989 Montreal Massacre and the 2020 Nova Scotia attacks, reigniting a fierce national debate over firearm access.
The secondary school, which serves approximately 160 students from grades 7 to 12, will remain a crime scene for the foreseeable future as investigators from the Major Crime Unit attempt to piece together the shooter’s final moments.
