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Terry Newman: Maya Gebala has become everyone's daughter

The thoughts and prayers of Canadians, and people around the world, are with the young Tumbler Ridge victim who's fighting for her life

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On the morning of Feb. 10, Maya Gebala left home and headed to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, excited to get to work on a class project. She was a tenacious hockey player who played defence for the Tumbler Ridge Raptors, an outgoing, blue-eyed girl with a big smile living a normal life. But that normal life would end a few hours later.

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Jesse Van Rootselaar came to the school that day with a modified rifle, a long gun and murderous intent. Van Rootselaar had already killed two family members at home, then shot someone in a school stairwell before going to the library, where Maya and other children were gathered.

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Witnesses said she tried to lock the door to keep the shooter out. She was shot while hiding under a table, hit in the head and throat.

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