In a swift show of compassion, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to the mass shooting at a British Columbia high school that left nine dead, including the perpetrator. Posting on X from New Delhi, he conveyed being ‘in shock’ and offered solidarity to Canada during their time of mourning.
Details emerged from RCMP’s Northern District head, Superintendent Ken Floyd, who detailed the Tuesday local-time rampage in Tumbler Ridge: seven slain at the school, two at a neighboring home, with the assailant—potentially a female or disguised individual—also deceased.
“Heartbroken by Canada’s shooting tragedy. Deepest sympathies to families of the departed and hopes for the injured’s recovery. India stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Canadians in grief,” read Modi’s message, highlighting bilateral support.
Evacuation efforts ensured the safety of approximately 100 students and staff. Emergency services airlifted two severe cases to hospitals, treating another 25 locally. Alerts had pinpointed a brown-haired woman suspect, tying the school and residential shootings together.
Floyd cautioned that motive probing would be complex, prioritizing factual reconstruction. British Columbia’s Premier David Eby called it ‘unfathomably tragic,’ committing resources for community recovery.
This quiet town of 2,400, celebrated for dinosaur tracks and fossils, now bears the scars of violence. Modi’s intervention underscores the human cost of such events, spurring reflections on prevention strategies, access to firearms, and societal safeguards. Global leaders’ responses continue to pour in as Canada investigates.