Man suspected in Prince Rupert, B.C., shooting dies of self-inflicted injuries: RCMP

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — RCMP in Prince Rupert, B.C., say a man has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, hours after shooting and killing a woman in the north coast city.

A statement from the Prince Rupert detachment says the 44-year-old man had been in critical condition following the attack on the unnamed woman at a local mall early Monday.

The 52-year-old victim died before she could be taken to hospital.

Police confirmed the man and woman knew each other and described the shooting as an “isolated incident.”