city of Edmonton after a man carried out what police called a
"senseless mass murder" linked to "extreme domestic violence".
The gunman is believed to have killed himself after the murders.
Police are not looking for any other suspects.
The suspected killer, whose relatives said was "suicidal", shot to
death a woman in her 30s in the south of the city of nearly one
million people before heading to a residence in the north where he
killed another seven people - three women, two men, a girl and a boy.
According to witnesses cited by the Edmonton Journal, the owner of the
house where the seven bodies were found, had experienced financial
difficulties.
Police chief Rod Knecht said it was the worst mass killing in Edmonton
since six people were killed in 1956.
"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 shooter and his victims.
Mr Knecht said that the man, who committed suicide, had a criminal
record going back to 1987.
Mass killings and gun crime are relatively rare in Canada compared to
the neighboring United States, where gun ownership is much more
widespread.
--ChannelsTV
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