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Tumbler Ridge police tape removed as a victim is honoured in Zambia.
Summary
RCMP said the scene examination at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School is complete and the yellow police tape was removed, and mourners in Solwezi, Zambia, held a service remembering 12-year-old Abel Mwansa Jr.
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Police tape around Tumbler Ridge Secondary School was removed after authorities completed their examination of the scene. The school sits in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, where an incident earlier this week resulted in multiple deaths. At the same time, a memorial service was held in Solwezi, Zambia, for 12-year-old Abel Mwansa Jr., who was remembered by friends and church members.
What is known:
- RCMP reported the incident involved an 18-year-old and resulted in multiple deaths; the person died at the school, as announced by officials.
- The RCMP told CBC News the examination of the school scene is complete and the yellow police tape that surrounded the school has been removed.
- Roads leading to the school remain barricaded and are guarded by private security, and the school has been turned over to the school district.
- Autopsies on the bodies, including the person who died at the scene, were announced as expected to be finished this weekend.
Summary:
Officials have completed their on-site work at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and control of the building has been returned to the school district. Communities in both Canada and Zambia have held services to remember those who died. Autopsies are expected to conclude over the weekend, and further procedural steps were not specified in the report.
