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.