A 12-year-old girl is fighting for her life after the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, February 10.As of now, nine people have been confirmed dead, and 27 others were injured in what authorities describe as the fourth deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history.Among the injured is 12-year-old Maya, a student at the school, who was airlifted to Vancouver Children’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries. According to a report from PEOPLE, she suffered gunshot wounds to the head and neck.
Her mother, Cia Edmonds, shared a heartbreaking update from her daughter’s hospital bedside.“I’m writing this post sitting in Vancouver children’s hospital while my daughter fights for her life,” Edmonds wrote on Facebook.“Today started as any other. [Now], however, my 12 year old daughter is fighting for her life while they try to repair the damage from a gun shot wound to the head. And one to the neck.”Despite the severity of her injuries, Edmonds described her daughter as “a lucky one, I suppose,” acknowledging the devastating toll the attack has taken on other families.