"Canadian authorities have identified the shooter who killed eight people - mostly children - at a school in British Columbia on Tuesday. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have named Jesse Van Rootselaar, an 18-year-old resident of Tumbler Ridge, as a suspect, believing she died by suicide after fatally shooting her 39-year-old mother, 11-year-old stepbrother, a 39-year-old teacher, three 12-year-old girls, and two boys ages 12 and 13."
"Police had responded to multiple wellness checks that involved weapons at Rootselaar's home over the past several years, Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said at a press conference Wednesday, including one incident two years ago where they confiscated firearms from her. She was detained on more than one occasion for assessment and follow-up under the nation's Mental Health Act, and did not have any firearms registered to her at the time of the shooting."
An 18-year-old resident of Tumbler Ridge identified as Jesse Van Rootselaar is the suspected shooter who killed eight people at a British Columbia school and is believed to have died by suicide. Victims included her 39-year-old mother, an 11-year-old stepbrother, a 39-year-old teacher, three 12-year-old girls, and two boys aged 12 and 13. Police previously responded to multiple wellness checks involving weapons at her home, confiscated firearms in one incident two years earlier, and detained her multiple times for assessment under the Mental Health Act; she had no firearms registered to her. Rootselaar was assigned male at birth and began transitioning six years ago; she identified publicly as female and her identity was used to vilify the trans community, with some political figures blaming transgender people and attacking gender-affirming care with false claims.
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