Nine people were killed in a shooting at a school in British Columbia, Canada, and two others were found dead at a residence, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The suspected shooter is also dead. The tragic event occurred at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, with the gunfire reported around 1:20 p.m., as reported by ABC News.
Responding officers discovered six fatalities inside the school, and another person died while being transported to the hospital. Two additional victims were airlifted with serious or life-threatening injuries, according to the RCMP.
In other news, the FBI released images of a masked person in connection to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of news anchor Savannah Guthrie. Authorities are seeking to identify the individual, who they say was armed, more than eight days after Guthrie went missing from her Tucson, Arizona, home. Savannah Guthrie stated her family believes their mother is still alive and issued a new appeal for information, as reported by BBC World.
The FBI's release of surveillance images marks a notable development in the investigation, indicating authorities believe the images could help identify a subject they are seeking more information about, according to former "Americas Most Wanted" producer Jonathan Winfrey. He added that the decision to release the images suggests investigators believe they are focused on the right individual and are seeking public assistance to move the case forward, as reported by Fox News.
Additionally, a former Florida police chief said he received a call from Donald Trump in 2006 in which the then-president told him "everyone" knows about Jeffrey Epstein's behavior, according to an FBI document released by the justice department. The document is a written record of a 2019 FBI interview with the former Palm Beach police chief, who alleges Trump called him after the department launched an investigation into Epstein, according to BBC World.
In other news, rescuers in Italy reported that at least a dozen skiers, climbers, and hikers died over the past week in a record-setting tragedy in the country's mountainous terrain. While authorities said 11 of the 12 victims were killed in avalanches triggered by exceptionally unstable conditions on ungroomed backcountry slopes, The Associated Press reported a total of 13 deaths. The incidents occurred just as the Winter Olympics began in the region last Friday, as reported by Fox News.
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