Overview
- Authorities identified the suspect as Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, who was found dead at the school from an apparent self-inflicted injury as police said they were not seeking additional suspects.
- Eight victims were killed: six at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School — a 39-year-old teacher, three 12-year-old girls, and two boys aged 12 and 13 — and the suspect’s 39-year-old mother and 11-year-old stepbrother at a residence.
- Roughly 27 people were wounded, including two airlifted with life‑threatening injuries who are now in critical but stable condition and about 25 others with non‑life‑threatening injuries.
- RCMP said the violence started at the home before the suspect went to the school, and the motive remains unknown as investigators examine forensic evidence and interview witnesses.
- Police reported prior mental‑health related interactions at the family residence and past firearm seizures later returned to the lawful owner, and noted the suspect had no firearms registered; local schools are closed and flags are at half‑mast for seven days.