[THREAD] These are the people who died in rural Nova Scotia in one of the worst mass killings in Canadian history.

Const. Heidi Stevenson was a 23-year member of the RCMP and a mother of two children. 1/

(Nova Scotia RCMP/Twitter)

We will continue to update this thread as the victims’ identities are confirmed. You can read more about them here: http://cbc.ca/1.5538032  2/

Lisa McCully was a longtime teacher and a mother of two who lived in Portapique, N.S. She taught at Debert Elementary School.

"She was somebody who taught from the heart," said Nova Scotia Teachers Union president Paul Wozney. 3/

(Facebook)

Sean McLeod and Alanna Jenkins were corrections officers living together in West Wentworth, N.S. They were found dead in a home Sunday morning after a fire broke out and gunshots were heard. 4/

(Taylor McLeod/The Canadian Press)

Jolene Oliver, Aaron Tuck and their daughter Emily Tuck were among the victims. They lived in Portapique, N.S. http://cbc.ca/1.5538557 

“She had so much potential … so much love, so smart, so caring, so humble," said Oliver’s sister. 5/

(The Canadian Press)

Jamie and Greg Blair, a married couple, have been confirmed by family to be among the victims. 6/

(Kelly Blair/The Canadian Press)

Tom Bagley of West Wentworth, N.S., is being remembered for always willing to lend a hand to others. 7/

(Charlene Bagley/Facebook)

Kristen Beaton, a continuing-care assistant, was a wife and mother. The Victorian Order of Nurses confirmed she worked there for nearly six years.

The organization called her compassionate and caring. 8/

(Facebook)

Gina Goulet, a 54-year-old in Shubenacadie, N.S., battled cancer twice before her life was taken on Sunday, her daughter Amelia Butler told The Canadian Press.

She worked as a denturist for 27 years. 9/

(Annette Fisher via The Canadian Press)

Corrie Ellison is remembered as a thoughtful, kind friend who went out of his way to help others. He was visiting his father in Portapique, N.S., when he was killed.

Friend Ashley Fennell described him as "a beautiful soul." 10/

(THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ashley Fennell)