In Canada, nine people are dead including two children in what authorities are calling a mass episode of domestic violence. The murders of eight people followed by the apparent suicide of the suspect mark the worst mass murder to hit Alberta’s capital city of Edmonton. The victims were found in two separate homes, and the suspect, who had a lengthy criminal record, was later found dead in a restaurant. Edmonton Police Chief Rod Knecht spoke after the killings.

Rod Knecht: “This series of events are not believed to be random acts, and there is no risk to the broader public. And these events do not appear to be gang-related, but rather tragic incidents of domestic violence.”