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In small town, ‘every child’s name will be known,’ says King Charles of victims in mass B.C. shooting

The Tumbler RIdge Health Centre in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Boily

A mass shooting in the northern B.C. community of Tumbler Ridge has left 10 people dead, including the suspect, and injured more than two dozen, the RCMP confirmed Tuesday night.

In a message posted on social media, King Charles III said he and Queen Camilla “were profoundly shocked and saddened to learn of the most dreadful attack.”

“In such a closely connected town, every child’s name will be known and every family will be a neighbour,” the message from the Royal Family said. “We can only begin to imagine the appalling shadow that has now descended across Tumbler Ridge and our hearts go out to all those whose lives have been so shattered by this senseless act of brutal violence.”

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