February 13, 2026

Timeline of Events During the Tumbler Ridge Shooting

The Feb. 10 shooting at a secondary school and residence in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., claimed the lives of eight victims and the shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Here’s what we know so far about the timeline of what happened. Tumbler Ridge RCMP received and responded to a report of an active shooter at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Southgate St. at 2:20 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (4:20 p.m. EST), according to RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald. He did not say how many officers attended the initial call. The shooter fired at the officers as they approached the school at 2:22 p.m., McDonald said, adding that he does not believe officers fired back. Once inside the school, officers located one deceased victim in the hallway and five young students dead in the library, McDonald said.