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Girl wounded in Tumbler Ridge school attack placed in medically induced coma

The National Post reported that Maya Gebala was taken to BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver on Feb. 10, the day eight other people were killed in the British Columbia town.

2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 9, 2026, 12:52 a.m. ET

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 9, 2026, 11:33 p.m. ET
A young person wounded in the Feb. 10 attack in , , was rushed that day to BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver and placed under a medically induced coma, the National Post reported. The newspaper identified her as Maya Gebala. other people were killed in the rampage, according to the National Post, with much of the shooting at . It was a school day, and students were in classrooms and the school library. In one account the National Post reported that many of the victims were aged between 12 and 13; in another the newspaper described only that students were in classrooms and the library, without giving ages. The National Post reported that the rampage was carried out by 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar. The identities of those killed have not been released in the material available to NewsForge, and officials have not been quoted releasing them. No further details about the condition of others who were hurt have been provided. What led to the attack has not been determined, and no official account of it has been released.

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 9, 2026, 12:52 a.m. ETFirst report

    Eight dead after shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., National Post reports

    Eight people were killed in what the National Post described as a murderous rampage in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on Feb. 10, 2026, with much of the shooting taking place at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. The figure of eight dead was reported by the National Post. It was a school day, and students were in classrooms and the school library, according to the outlet.

    The National Post reported that Maya Gebala was rushed that day to BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver and placed under a medically induced coma. No other identities of those killed or injured appear in the reporting available.

    This is a developing story. Casualty figures in the hours and days after an attack are commonly revised. No cause or motive has been determined, and no statement from police or other authorities about a line of inquiry is on the record in the material available.

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Revision history

  1. Version 210 Aug 2026, 03:33current

    Added the officially reported age range of many victims (12–13) as a sourced discrepancy in the National Post's accounts, and a single reference to the named attacker.

  2. Version 19 Aug 2026, 04:52current

    First published.

  3. Version 19 Aug 2026, 04:54

    First published.

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