A Deadly Mass Shooting in Canada, and the Latest on the Search for Nancy Guthrie
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My name is Thomas Gibesneff. I'm a journalist at the New York Times. I served in the Marine Corps as an infantryman. When it comes to reporting on the front line, I think nothing is more important than talking to the people involved, hearing their stories and being able to connect that with people thousands of miles away. Anything that can make something like this more personal, I think, is well worth the risk. New York Times subscribers make it possible for us to keep doing this vital coverage. If you'd like to subscribe, you can do that at nytimes.com slash subscribe.
From The New York Times, it's The Headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Wednesday, February 11th. Here's what we're covering.
Like you, I am just learning about the horror of the tragedy that unfolded in Tumbler Ridge this evening.
In a small town in western Canada, a shooter killed nine people and injured 25 yesterday. Most of those killed and wounded were at the town's high school. Two others were found dead at a home nearby.
An individual we understand is the suspected shooter who's believed to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The top government official in British Columbia said there's still limited information available about what happened. The suspect was described in a police alert as a female in a dress with brown hair. Authorities declined to provide an age and said they haven't determined a motive. Tumbler Ridge, which is surrounded by wilderness in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, was under a shelter-in-place order for hours until officials said the threat to the community was over. The town only has about 2,500 residents, and it's so remote that one woman who lives there told the Times cell service drops out about 30 seconds outside of town.
We take it for granted. You go to school, you come home safe. And events like this give us pause about that safety that...
Mass homicides in Canada are rare. After the country's deadliest mass shooting in 2020, where 23 people were killed, the country launched major gun reforms, including banning many types of assault-style weapons. In the years since, Canada froze handgun sales and expanded the list of banned firearms. Those efforts have proved politically divisive in the country.
So you have no idea what led them to you? Nothing. They didn't say car make, license, nothing.
A few hours ago, authorities in Arizona released the person they detained for questioning in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. The 84-year-old, whose daughter Savannah is one of the most watched morning news anchors in the country, vanished from her home near Tucson 10 days ago in the middle of the night. Reporters caught up with the man after he was released. He said he hadn't even heard about the case.
And you don't even know who the lady is? Do you know who Savannah Guthrie is?
No.
I don't follow the news. Right. You don't watch the Today Show?
No. Investigators have spent days analyzing notes from people claiming to be the kidnappers, including one that demanded millions of dollars in Bitcoin. Yesterday, authorities released footage they were able to recover from Guthrie's doorbell camera that gave the first glimpse of a suspect. The silent black and white clips show a masked armed person approaching her front door shortly before she was abducted. The person's wearing a ski mask and appears to have a handgun holstered at the waist.
What happened during the deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge?
When the person notices the camera, they raise a gloved hand to block it. The camera was later disconnected entirely. Initially, the local sheriff had said there was no footage because Guthrie didn't have the kind of subscription that would have stored the video, but they were eventually able to access what they called residual data. The case has drawn a storm of attention from the media, amateur sleuths, and true crime obsessives, some of whom have gone to the scene. Yesterday, a pizza was delivered to Nancy Guthrie's home for a YouTuber live streaming from there. It was not the only delivery, leading the local sheriff's office to put out a statement saying, please do not order food to a crime scene.
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