We Mourn Together — For the Lives Taken Too Soon in Tumbler Ridge

We Mourn For the Lives Taken Too Soon in Tumbler Ridge, Canada

I’m struggling to find the words for what has happened in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, a small, close-knit community forever changed by unimaginable violence. A mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and a nearby home has left 10 people dead, including the suspected shooter, and dozens more wounded. What should have been an ordinary day of learning and life turned into heartbreak for families, friends, and an entire nation.

In a town of just a few thousand people, where faces are familiar and neighbors become family, this tragedy cuts deep. Students found themselves hiding, barricading classrooms, and fearing for their safety, courage born of terror. Emergency responders rushed in. Parents waited and prayed. And now many are grieving.

To those who have lost loved ones, to those carrying injuries both visible and unseen, and to this wounded community: we are holding you in our hearts. Words feel so small right now, but please know that compassion, solidarity, and support stretch across the miles. This isn’t just one town’s pain, it’s a sorrow felt around the world.

Let us honor the memories of those gone too soon by standing together, offering support where we can, and demanding a future where such violence is not a recurring nightmare. 🙏

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/feb/11/tumbler-ridge-school-shooting-live-updates-number-dead-suspect-deceased

Horrendous, macabre, disgusting, tragic! Thinking of the innocent dead. And their families. Truly speechless and scared at what this world has come to and when this senseless carnage will end!

That is devastating. Innocent and unsuspected people got killed and 10s of others were left with wounds and emotional scars.

It takes a long time for everybody to come to terms with the tragedy.

Hope they all get enough strength to get through this difficult phase.