NEW DELHI: Ten people, including the suspected gunwoman, were killed after a shooting at a high school in Canada, marking one of the deadliest mass casualty incidents in the country’s recent history.

The attack — a type of violence far more common in the neighboring United States — was carried out by a shooter whom police described as female.

According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, six victims were found dead inside the high school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. Two additional people were discovered dead at a nearby residence believed to be linked to the incident, and another person died while being transported to hospital.

At least two others were hospitalized with serious or life-threatening injuries, while as many as 25 people were treated for less severe wounds.

Authorities have not said how many of the victims were minors. In the aftermath, anxious parents gathered at a local community center, waiting for news about their children.