The names of the six children and two adults who died on Tuesday were released by RCMP this afternoon.

Victims found inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School:

• Zoey Benoit, 12, a student. In a statement, her loved ones described her as “resilient, vibrant, smart, caring and the strongest little girl you could meet.”
• Ticaria Lampert, 12, a student. Her mother Sarah described her daughter in an interview as a “tiki torch powered by love and happiness.”
• Abel Mwansa, 12, a student. His father told CBC News he was a bright, ambitious boy with a smile everybody knew in town.
• Ezekiel Schofield, 13, a student.
• Kylie Smith, 12, a student. In a statement, her family said she was a talented artist who dreamed of one day studying in Toronto.
• Shannda Aviugana-Durand, 39, an educator. Her family declined to comment, but one student said she and other staff at the high school were heroes.

Victims found inside the home on Fellers Avenue:

• Emmett Jacobs, 11, the step-brother of the shooter.
• Jennifer Strang, 39, the mother of the shooter. Police identified her using her legal name, Jennifer Jacobs.