加拿大皇家骑警（RCMP）局长迈克·杜赫姆（Mike Duheme）在最近的一封信中表示，关于不列颠哥伦比亚省坦布尔里奇（Tumbler Ridge）大规模枪击案中使用的枪支的信息将暂时保密，因为该案件仍在调查中。
RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says in a recent letter that information about firearms used in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., will stay under wraps for now because it's still part of an active investigation.
这封写于9月23日的信是杜赫姆发给PolySeSouvient及其他四个枪支管制倡导组织的；信中的内容与本月早些时候一位RCMP发言人的声明一致——该发言人也曾谈到2月份发生在该小镇的一起家庭及学校枪击案。
The Sept. 23 letter from Duheme to PolySeSouvient and four other gun control advocacy groups echoes a statement from an RCMP spokesperson earlier this month about the deadly February shootings at a home and school in the small B.C. community.
PolySeSouvient已将杜赫姆的信件副本提供给CBC新闻（CBC News）和《加拿大新闻报》（The Canadian Press）。
PolySeSouvient made a copy of Duheme's letter available to CBC News and The Canadian Press.
这些组织在9月14日给杜赫姆的信中写道：随着新学年的开始，学生、家长、教师和社区理应获得经过核实的信息，以便在再次发生枪击事件之前，能够找出枪支管制法律或执法方面的问题。
In a Sept. 14 letter to Duheme, the groups said that as the new school year begins, students, parents, teachers and communities deserve verified information that could help address failures in gun control law or its enforcement before another shooting happens.
更多来自不列颠哥伦比亚省北部的新闻：“在像坦布尔里奇这样的大规模谋杀案调查中，操作上的保密性与公众的知情权是可以共存的，”这些组织在信中写道。
More stories from Northern B.C. "In a mass murder investigation like the one at Tumbler Ridge, operational secrecy and public accountability can coexist," the groups said in their letter.
“警方应秉持‘最大程度的透明度、最小程度的保密性’这一原则来维护公众信任，防止错误信息的传播，并为可能的政策调整提供讨论的基础，从而提高公众的安全性。”18岁的杰西·范·鲁特塞拉尔（Jesse Van Rootselaar）在2月10日的枪击案中杀害了8人后自杀。
"Police should operate on a principle of maximum transparency and minimum secrecy to maintain public trust, prevent misinformation and allow informed debates about potential policy changes to increase public safety from gun violence." Eighteen-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed eight people in the Feb. 10 shooting before taking her own life.
关于保密性的解释： PolySeSouvient表示，一个由多家媒体机构组成的联盟正在采取法律行动，以获取有关这起枪击案中使用的枪支以及从范·鲁特塞拉尔家中查获的武器的信息。
No clear explanation for secrecy: PolySeSouvient A consortium of media outlets is taking legal action to obtain information about the guns used in the mass shooting and weapons seized from Van Rootselaar's home.
杜赫姆在给这些枪支管制组织的信中写道：“关于这些枪支的信息仍属于正在进行的调查范围；只有当所有调查途径都被穷尽、且证据表明没有其他线索可循时，相关信息才会被公开。”
Information about the firearms "is subject to an active investigation, which will conclude only once all investigative avenues have been exhausted and the evidence suggests there are no additional leads to follow," Duheme said in his letter to the gun control groups. "The specific timeline for the investigation depends on the progress of gathering and analysis of digital and physical evidence and so cannot be determined in advance."
“调查的具体时间表取决于数字证据和实物证据的收集与分析进度，因此无法提前确定。”
Tumbler Ridge residents rally for 24/7 emergency health services Details of how Tumbler Ridge shooter used ChatGPT 'far more disturbing' than previously known, reporter says In the letter, Duheme also cited the B.C.
Tumbler Ridge的居民们持续呼吁政府提供24小时紧急医疗服务。
Coroners Service announcement of an inquest into the mass shooting.
据记者报道，关于枪手如何使用ChatGPT的详细信息比此前所知的更为令人不安。
"The RCMP is committed to participating fully in this process if and when our officers, employees or subject matter experts are called to provide evidence," Duheme said.
在信中，Duheme还提到了不列颠哥伦比亚省验尸官服务部门宣布将对这起大规模枪击案展开调查的消息。
"The RCMP will conduct a thorough review of any recommendations made by the coroner to determine their implications and how to best implement them, if necessary.
“如果我们的警员、员工或相关专家需要提供证据，加拿大皇家骑警（RCMP）将全力配合这一调查过程，”Duheme表示。
Please rest assured that applying lessons learned from tragedies such as this is of the utmost importance to the RCMP and its executive cadre."
“加拿大皇家骑警将仔细审查验尸官提出的所有建议，评估其意义，并在必要时确定最佳的执行方案。请放心，从这类悲剧中吸取教训对加拿大皇家骑警及其管理层来说至关重要。”
一位倡导者指出：“Tumbler Ridge枪击案的相关进展不应掩盖人们的心理健康需求。”
Tumbler Ridge ChatGPT developments shouldn't overshadow mental health needs: advocate 1 hour ago Duration "Seven months after the Tumbler Ridge shooting, Canadians still do not know basic facts about the firearms used to kill six children, an educator and a parent," PolySeSouvient said in a statement to The Canadian Press.
PolySeSouvient在接受《加拿大新闻报》采访时说：“枪击案发生七个月后，加拿大民众仍然不了解用于杀害六名儿童、一名教育工作者及一名家长的枪支的详细信息。”
Duheme's response offers no clear explanation of which facts must remain confidential and no indication of when the public can expect answers, the group added. "We recognize that police must protect an active investigation.
该组织补充称，Duheme的回应并未明确说明哪些信息必须保密，也未说明公众何时能得到调查结果。
We are not asking for witness accounts, investigative tactics or anything that could jeopardize a prosecution," PolySeSouvient said.
PolySeSouvient表示：“我们理解警方需要保护正在进行的调查，但我们并不要求提供目击者的陈述或任何可能危及诉讼进程的信息。然而，正在进行的调查不能成为隐瞒所有已核实事实的借口；验尸官的调查也不应导致公众更长时间地等待本可以尽早获得的答案。”
"But an ongoing investigation cannot become a blanket reason to withhold every verified fact about the firearms, and a coroner's inquest should not mean waiting even longer for answers that can safely be provided sooner."
8月13日，公布的文件为这起发生在不列颠哥伦比亚省Tumbler Ridge的大规模枪击案提供了新的线索。
Unsealed docs shed new light on Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting August 13