4 killed, multiple injured in Canada school shooting; suspect arrested
Four people have been killed and others injured in a shooting at a First Nation school in Saskatchewan, Canada, law enforcement has confirmed. The suspect has been detained.
It was initially stated that five people were killed, but that number was later corrected to be four.
The Prime Minister has confirmed 5 people have been killed, two are in critical condition and the situation is longer active.
— Kate Purchase (@katepurchase) January 22, 2016
“We all grieve with and stand with the community of La Loche and the province of Saskatchewan on this terrible and tragic day,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
Our country's heart is breaking. We grieve with - and stand with - the people of La Loche today. Full statement: https://t.co/tWQAaewlX1
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 23, 2016
At first, law enforcement did not describe the incident as a shooting, but Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall confirmed "shootings" took place.
“The community usually pulls together really strong in times like this. Right now, La Loche is devastated,” chief of the Clearwater River Dene Nation, Teddy Clark, told Saskatoon StarPhoenix newspaper.
#Saskatchewan
School shooting in #LaLoche
Grades 7 to 12
- No word on injuries.
-STARS Air Ambulance sent to area pic.twitter.com/6zVPz5og2s
— Mark Day (@MarkDayNews) January 22, 2016The incident occurred at La Loche Community School, CBC News reported. Both it and the community elementary school are in lockdown.
A young person who says he is a La Loche student and in a classroom there says he saw a staff member shot. #yxepic.twitter.com/UPyNbqAxA9
— John Baglieri (@JohnBaglieriCTV) January 22, 2016According to the school's Facebook page, an "emergency" took place at the Dena Building, and the lockdown won't be lifted until the area is declared safe. The school is asking the public to stay away.
There is currently an emergency occurring at the Dene Building and we are asking the public to stay away while the...
Posted by La Loche Community School - LLCS on Friday, January 22, 2016
"Parents and community members are asked to not attend the Dene High School at this time due to the active, ongoing incident. Parents only are asked to attend the Ducharme Elementary School on Mission Street in La Loche," RCMP said in an emailed statement, according to BNO News. "We are in the preliminary stages of investigation. Further details will be provided as they become available."
Saskatchewan aboriginal chief: At least 2 are dead and a suspect in custody after a school shooting - The Star Pho… https://t.co/FhcyXmvAjT
— Eugenio Bertolaccini (@EBertolaccini) January 22, 2016Earlier reports stated that a local hospital was accepting patients with gunshot wounds.
BREAKING: Canadian hospital reports gunshot victims after school shooting - CBC https://t.co/CUOn7KGIlf
— BNO News (@BNONews) January 22, 2016"Words cannot express my shock and sorrow at the horrific events today in La Loche," Premier Wall said in a statement. "My thoughts and prayers are with all the victims, their families and friends and all the people of the community."
The La Loche shooting is said to be the deadliest school shooting in Canada in the past 26 years. Back in 1989, a 25-year-old man opened fire at École Polytechnique in Montreal, killing 14 people and injuring 14 others, mostly female students. He then committed suicide.
