OTTAWA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Wednesday revised the death toll from a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia province, confirming that nine people died, including the suspect, down from the previously reported 10.
Police told a news conference that one female victim, initially believed to have died while being transported for medical care, is still alive. She remains in serious condition.
The attack left at least 25 others injured. Most of the victims at the school were born in 2012 and 2013, meaning they were between the ages of 12 and 14.
The suspect has been identified as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, a former student of the school who had dropped out. Responding officers recovered a long gun and a modified handgun at the scene. ■