When officers entered the school on Tuesday afternoon, they found six victims deceased, RCMP confirmed.

An individual believed to be the shooter was also found deceased with what appears to be a self‑inflicted injury.

Two victims have been airlifted to the hospital with serious or life‑threatening injuries. A third victim died while being transported to hospital. Approximately 25 others are being assessed and triaged at the local medical centre for non‑life‑threatening injuries.

The active shooter alert was lifted at 5:46 p.m. PT.

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      I’m pretty sure most of Canada is rural as shit and has like bears and giant moose and stuff. I’d probably want a gun in that environment. I cant really comment for real though, im in the UK and the wilderness is tame as fuck here.

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        Too many of these gusy move to a rural tourist town, 2hr drive from the city, or move to a mining town…and start to think of themselves as lone libertarian survivalists that hate ‘city-idiots’. There are very few people in Canada that actually live remotely or in the bush off-grid. Most of these guys have no interest in environmental issues, studying nature, and are just obsessed with owning guns and trucks.

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          Tell me again you never leave the city

          Vancouver island has too many deer to the point where it’s a problem if we don’t shoot some of them

          Ever heard of the deer problem on haida gwaii? Every deer killed there is beneficial to the island…

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          We’ve killed off vast amounts of natural predators. Hunting is regulated and often an important part of population control for the hunted animal. It also isn’t just about harvesting the meat, for many it is a deeply rooted cultural tradition.

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            Tradition is not a good argument for continued practice. Many traditions were and are objectively wrong.

            The population control argument is rich. We don’t regulate the most destructive species on the planet.

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        Morons advocating for gun ownership is how we lose sovereignty.

        Average citizens participating in politics and demanding justice is how we keep sovereignty.

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          So good will and vibes keeps Canada sovereign got it. I hope Russia China and America support our vibes.

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              The finns won the winter war outnumbered 100 to 1, the US doesn’t scare me

              And I sure as shit hope our citizens have guns because europe isn’t going to show up to help us

              Also I live in Victoria. How is the US going to nuke me without blowing up the Puget sound base in the process?