Pastor Abel Mwansa, a Zambian pastor, has revealed his son died in one of the deadliest shooting ever seen in Canada.

Abel J, 12, was part of the eight people who tragically lost their lives at a mass shooting in British Columbia.

The shooting happened on Tuesday at the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in the remote community of Tumbler Ridge.

Pastor Abel Mwansa, who relocated to Canada with his wife and children two years ago, revealed on social media that his son, Abel J, was among those killed.

The other victims were a 39-year-old female educator; three female students, all aged 12; one male student, also aged 12; and the assailant, an 18-year-old.

“Our son went to school this morning and someone came to school with a gun, went to my kid’s classroom, shot some kids, and my son was killed too, just like that,” Pastor Mwansa wrote on his Facebook page.