Canada school shooting latest: 12-year-old victim clinging to life as mother says family ‘needs a miracle’
Girl, 12, shot in Canada school attack is ‘fighting for her life’, says her mother
- A 12-year-old girl named Maya is in critical condition, fighting for her life after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head and neck in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.
- A GoFundMe page, organised by Maya's mother's cousin, has raised over $192,700 to support her recovery.
- The shooting involved 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, who reportedly killed his 39-year-old mother and 11-year-old stepbrother at home before killing six people at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.
- The six victims at the school included a 39-year-old female educator, three 12-year-old female students, a 12-year-old male student, and a 13-year-old male student.
- Investigators have not identified a motive for the attack, but police had previously been called to the suspect's residence due to concerns about his mental health.
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