Overview
- RCMP revised the official toll to eight victims, excluding the deceased suspect, and reported 27 people injured.
- Police identified the shooter as Jesse Van Rootselaar, an 18-year-old transgender woman from Tumbler Ridge.
- Five students aged 12 or 13 and a 39-year-old educator were killed at the school, and the suspect’s mother and 11-year-old brother or half-brother were found dead at a nearby residence.
- Officers say shots were fired at them on arrival; the suspect was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot and had a long gun and a handgun.
- The town held a candlelight vigil as flags were lowered and Prime Minister Mark Carney offered condolences and canceled a Europe trip, with some victims still in critical condition.