( CNN ) A man described by his family as `` depressed and overly emotional '' is suspected of killing eight people before taking his own life , police in Edmonton , Alberta , said Tuesday at a press conference . Seven of the victims , including two children , were found inside a house in north Edmonton , said Edmonton Police Chief Ron Knecht . `` This series of events are not believed to be random acts and there is no risk to the broader public , '' he said . `` These events do not appear to be gang related but rather tragic incidents of domestic violence . '' This is the worst mass violence in Edmonton , a city of about 812,000 people in the western Canada province of Alberta , since six people were killed in 1956 , Knecht said . Knecht said none of the victims have been identified , but all are connected . Knecht said officers first went to a residence in southwest Edmonton about 7 p.m. Monday after receiving a weapons complaint . `` It is alleged a male entered a private residence , discharged a firearm and fled , '' he said . Inside the house , officers found a dead middle-aged woman . About 8:30 p.m. Monday , police received a call asking them to check on a man at a house in north Edmonton , Knecht said . `` According to the family , the male seemed depressed and overly emotional , '' Knecht said . `` The family was concerned the male might be suicidal . '' Police did n't receive a response when they went to the house and noticed nothing suspicious , the chief said . Around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday , police received more information and returned to the house in north Edmonton . Inside , they found seven people dead : three adult women , two adult males , a male child and a female child , Knecht said . Knecht said police were told at 2:20 a.m. Tuesday that a black SUV connected to the first killing had been seen near a restaurant in Fort Saskatchewan , about 20 miles from Edmonton . Police surrounded the business and determined at 8:45 a.m. that a man inside the restaurant was dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound , Knecht said . Police said he is the man whose family had been worried about his welfare the night before . `` We are not looking for other suspects , '' Knecht said . Alberta Premier Jim Prentice said , `` We trust that the police agencies ' investigations will help provide answers as we struggle to understand this tragic turn of events . In the meantime , on behalf of the government of Alberta , I extend our deepest condolences to the people affected by this incident , and our appreciation to public servants who provided a professional response during what must have been dangerous and difficult circumstances . ''
The premier offered condolences to families affected by the slayings . Family says suspected killer was female , police say . 9 bodies found at three crime scenes in western Ontario . Police report says it was a domestic dispute .