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LILLOOET, B.C. — A man suspected in a violent assault at a First Nation band office in the British Columbia Interior is dead after an attack that injured 10 people.

Michaela Swan with the Interior Health Authority said late Wednesday that five of the patients remain in hospital, two of whom are in critical condition, two in serious condition and one dealing with non-life-threatening injuries.

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“All the patients will remain in hospital until they’re medically cleared to go home. It’s really hard to speculate at this point in time,” she said.

“There certainly are some pretty serious injuries involved and we’re monitoring the situation closely.”

Swan said five other patients have been released from hospital.

RCMP said they were called just before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a man with a weapon at the Bridge River Band Office near Lillooet.

When police arrived they found the suspect already restrained.