Canada school shooting latest: Police identify 18-year-old suspect in killing of eight including mother and brother

Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia, Canada, was rocked by a mass shooting Tuesday.

The close-knit community has a population of just 2,700, according to the Associated Press.

It’s located in the Canadian Rockies, more than 600 miles northeast of Vancouver, the AP reported.

Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka has said his community is “shaken” after eight people, including six children, were killed in a mass shooting Tuesday.

“We are devastated by the loss of life and the profound impact this tragedy has had on families, students, staff, and our entire district and region,” Krakowka said in a statement Wednesday, per CNN. “Our community has been shaken by this tragedy.”

The mayor thanked “brave teachers, administrators, students and first responders” in the wake of the shooting.

A GoFundMe page has been created, identifying a 12-year-old girl named Maya as one of the victims injured in the shooting.

Krysta Hunt, the cousin of Maya’s mother, Cia Edmonds, organized the fundraiser to support the young girl through her recovery. More than $192,700 has already been raised.

“All we know is that Maya made it through transport from Tumbler Ridge to Vancouver Children’s Hospital and currently in critical care,” Krysta wrote on the page verified by CNN. The Independent has not verified the fundraiser, and authorities have yet to release the names of those injured in the shooting.

In a note from Maya’s mother included on the page, she said her daughter is “fighting for her life while they try to repair the damage” from a gunshot wound to the head and neck.

British Columbia Premier David Eby got emotional at a news conference when mentioning a young girl who was hospitalized from the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting.

Eby said Wednesday he was praying for the girl who is fighting for her life, per CBC.

Canadian police said eight people, including six children, were killed in the shooting and another two victims were airlifted to the hospital with “significant injuries.”

Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka asked his community Wednesday to lean on each other amid their grief.

"Lend your ear when somebody needs your ear. Lend your shoulder when somebody needs your shoulder," he said at a news conference, per CBC, after eight people wre killed in a mass shooting Tuesday.

Larry Neufeld, a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, has urged people in Tumbler Ridge to seek counseling services after Tuesday’s mass shooting.

“Today, our hearts are shattered,” he wrote on X Wednesday. “Grief, shock, anger, fear. These are heavy burdens to carry alone. Please, do not carry them alone.”

He said that free counseling services were available, writing, “Seeking help is not a sign of weakness; it is an act of courage and care for yourself and your loved ones.”