Nine people have been killed, with at least 25 injured, in shootings at a school and a home in British Columbia, Canada, this week.Six victims were found dead inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Tuesday (10 February), with a seventh dying on their way to hospital.The suspect’s body was also found at the school, with a self-inflicted injury.Tumbler Ridge is a small town of just 2,400 people located 415 miles north of Vancouver, with the secondary school having 175 students enrolled across all grades.A student told local outlet CBC that with the help of his classmates, they ‘got tables and barricaded the doors’ as the shooting took place.

Speaking in a news conference, Canadian federal police Chief Supt Floyd confirmed that the suspect who was found dead is the same person police described in an alert sent to phones.The alert described the suspect as a woman in a dress with brown hair.Authorities believe they know the identity of the suspected attackers, but they have not yet released additional details as they say they do not know their connection with the school.At least two other people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries following the attack, while over 25 people were being treating for non-life-threatening injuries.Police believe that there may be a link between the attacks at the school and nearby residence, though they claimed they ‘are not in a position to provide that definitively’.Approximately 100 students and staff were evacuated from the school after police showed up, responding to calls of an active shooter.