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\u2019s Hospital with life-threatening injuries. According to a report from PEOPLE, she suffered gunshot wounds to the head and neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her mother, Cia Edmonds, shared a heartbreaking update from her daughter\u2019s hospital bedside.\u201cI\u2019m writing this post sitting in Vancouver children\u2019s hospital while my daughter fights for her life,\u201d Edmonds wrote on Facebook.\u201cToday 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.\u201dDespite the severity of her injuries, Edmonds described her daughter as \u201ca lucky one, I suppose,\u201d acknowledging the devastating toll the attack has taken on other families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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