Eight Killed In Canadian ‘Mass Murder’

Two children and six adults have been shot
dead in the Canadian city of Edmonton as a
man carried out what police reffered to as a
“senseless mass murder” linked to “extreme
domestic violence”. BBC reports:

The gunman is also believed to
have killed himself. Police are not
looking for any other suspects. The
incident unfolded in three different
locations in Edmonton, in the
western province of Alberta. Seven
bodies were found in the same
house, police chief Rod Knecht
said. Two “very young” children
are among the dead, Mr Knecht
said
Edmonton City Police Chief Rod
Knecht: “It is a tragic day for
Edmonton… as we all come to
terms with the senseless mass
murder of eight people” He said it
was the worst mass killing in
Edmonton since six people were
killed in 1956.
“It appears to be an extreme case
of domestic violence gone awry,”
he told a press conference,
describing the killings as “planned
and deliberate”.
“This series of events are not
believed to be random acts, and
there is no risk to the broader
public. These events do not appear
to be gang-related, but rather
tragic incidents of domestic
violence.”
Police say that the gunman used a
stolen 9mm handgun and later
killed himself at a restaurant north
of Edmonton. They have only
released the names of one of the
victims and have not detailed the
relationship between the gunman
and his victims.
Mr Knecht said that the man who
committed suicide had a criminal
record going back to 1987.

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