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British Columbia School Shooting Leaves Eight Dead as UK Terror Plotters Face Sentencing

Law enforcement disclosures frame the day, spanning Canada's confirmed victims to the UK's undercover sting that halted a plot against Jewish events.

Overview

  • RCMP identified the deceased suspect as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar and confirmed an ongoing investigation after a high school attack in British Columbia.
  • Police listed the victims as a 39-year-old educator, three 12-year-old girls, two boys aged 12–13 at the school, plus the suspect’s 39-year-old mother and 11-year-old brother found at the family home.
  • Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said officers had previously attended the suspect’s family residence, with some calls related to mental health, and no motive has been determined.
  • Canadian leaders declared a provincial day of mourning and ordered flags at half-mast for seven days as communities grieve.
  • In the UK, two men are due to be sentenced after an undercover officer infiltrated a plan to attack Jewish gatherings in Manchester, with police saying the seized weapons suggested a potentially devastating assault.