Police name suspect in Canada school shooting as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar

Wed, February 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM UTC

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Canadian name the suspect in a school and home shooting in British Columbia as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar
Eight people were killed and 25 people injured in the attacks at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and a home - police earlier said nine were killed
The dead include an adult female educator, three female students and two male students between the ages of 13 and 17
Two other victims, an adult female and a male youth, were found in a local residence. Police say they were the suspect's mother and step-brother
They say the suspect was "born as a biological male, who.... approximately six years ago began to transition to female, and identified as female"
Most of the students killed were born in 2012 or 2013. Police "don't have an idea yet" of motive
Police say they attended the suspect's residence on multiple occasions over the past several years, dealing with mental health concerns