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Mother of Tumbler Ridge shooter sought help for mental health concerns, family and neighbours say

CBC·Andrew Kurjata·6 months ago
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While much of the recent political focus in the wake of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has been on the role of OpenAI and its willingness to flag the shooter's account to police , people who knew the family have brought up another concern: access to mental health care. Eight people were killed in the tragedy, including the shooter's mother. The shooter also died of self-inflicted wounds. RCMP in Tumbler Ridge say they had a history of calls to the residence and that the 18-year-old perpetrator had previously been apprehended by police under the Mental Health Act and taken to hospital for assessment. In a statement shared to the Globe and Mai l, the shooter’s grandparents said the family had tried unsuccessfully to get help for a variety of mental health concerns. The mother of a girl still in hospital told reporters she knew the shooter's mother and her struggle to get support and adequate care in the small community of just over 2,000. "It's about mental health.…

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