US EditionB.C. Premier, minister credit tiny RCMP detachment for saving lives in Tumbler Ridge
The five-member RCMP detachment responded within two minutes to a mass shooting that left 10 dead, preventing further loss in the community of 2,700 residents.
- On Tuesday, a shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School left 10 dead while officers from the five-member Tumbler Ridge RCMP detachment reached the school within two minutes.
- With an authorized strength of five since 2014, the Tumbler Ridge RCMP detachment reflects limited local policing capacity.
- Provincial officials praised the detachment after British Columbia Premier David Eby said RCMP Supt. Ken Floyd told him officers responded within two minutes, preventing a worse tragedy.
- Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger announced RCMP are surging resources into Tumbler Ridge to support the investigation and the government will work with police, given the town's limited police capacity.
- The Canadian Press — published Feb. 11, 2026, reported that the detachment responded to 114 offences in 2024, with a crime rate of 44 per 1,000 residents.
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B.C. Premier, minister credit tiny RCMP detachment for saving lives in Tumbler Ridge
VICTORIA — The five members of the tiny RCMP detachment in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., are being credited with saving lives during a shooting attack that left 10 dead, including the suspect. British Columbia Premier David Eby says RCMP Supt. Ken Floyd told him that officers from the detachment responded to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School within […]
B.C. Premier, minister credit tiny RCMP detachment for saving lives in Tumbler Ridge – Energeticcity.ca
Police can be seen leaving and going to the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School throughout the morning in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. on Wednesday, February 11th, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Jesse Boily) VICTORIA, B.C. — The five members of the tiny RCMP detachment in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., are being credited with saving lives during a shooting attack that left 10 dead, including the suspect. British Columbia Premier David Eby says RCMP Supt. Ken Floyd told him…
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