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9 Dead in B.C. School Shooting, Including Shooter’s Home

109 Dead in BritishB.C. Columbia School Shooting, Including Shooter’s Home

9 Dead in B.C. School Shooting, Including Shooter’s Home
Above: Investigators work at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School after a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., Canada, on Feb. 11, 2026. Image credit: Eagle Vision Agency/AFP/Getty Images

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There's a 50% chance that at least 525 mass shootings will be reported in the United States in 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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