Overview
- Police say 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed her mother and stepbrother at home, then fatally shot six people at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School before dying of an apparent self-inflicted wound in an indiscriminate attack.
- RCMP report multiple firearms were used, including an unregistered shotgun believed tied to the home killings and a main school weapon whose origin remains unknown, with tracing the guns a top priority as forensic work continues.
- Roblox confirmed it removed the account and content linked to a mass-shooting simulation attributed to the suspect and said it is supporting law enforcement.
- Analysts from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue traced years of online activity showing engagement with gore forums such as WatchPeopleDie and growing interest in firearms, highlighting concerns about nihilistic violent extremism.
- RCMP noted prior mental-health interventions, including apprehensions under provincial law, and fact-checkers debunked a widely shared misidentified photo that circulated on social media.