BC Children’s Ministry employee dies in murder-suicide case

Friends and family identified the woman as 52-year-old Patti Forman.

On the day of the incident, the 44-year-old male suspect entered the Ocean Center mall and shot a woman before “pointing a gun at himself” around 8:30 a.m. PT, Prince Rupert RCMP spokesman Const said. Stated. Brody Hemrich, according to CBC reports.

Foreman reportedly died before being taken to hospital.

The RCMP said the shooter knew the woman who was killed. He was taken to hospital in critical condition, but died by Monday evening.

“Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and friends of this terrible tragedy,” said a BC official. “This is an ongoing police case and an active investigation is underway.”