"Police have said they were called on multiple occasions to the home of the teenage suspect behind one of Canada's deadliest school shootings after concerns were raised regarding mental health problems and weapons. Six people, including a teacher and five children, were killed in a school shooting on Tuesday in the western Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge. About 25 other people were injured and two of them remain in critical but stable condition."
"The family was known to authorities, Dwayne McDonald, a deputy commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), told reporters on Wednesday. Police had attended that residence on multiple occasions over the past several years dealing with concerns of mental health with respect to our suspect, McDonald said. On different occasions the suspect had been apprehended under the country's mental health act for assessment and follow-up, he added."
"McDonald also said that at least one of the interactions with police related to weapons. Police have attended that residence in the past, approximately a couple of years ago, where firearms were seized under the criminal code, he said. At a later point in time, the lawful owner of those firearms petitioned for those firearms to be returned and they were."
Six people, including a teacher and five children, were killed in a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge. About 25 others were injured, two in critical but stable condition. The suspect was found at the school with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suspect's mother and step‑brother were found dead at home. The suspect was identified as Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18. The prime minister planned to visit the town. The motive remains unclear and the investigation is in its infancy. Authorities had known the family; police attended the residence multiple times for mental‑health concerns. Firearms were seized from the home years ago and later returned, and the suspect's firearms licence expired in 2024.
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