US EditionA timeline of how the Tumbler Ridge shootings unfolded
Eighteen-year-old suspect Jesse Van Rootselaar killed eight people and herself; 27 others were injured in the deadliest Canadian school shooting since 2020, police said.
- On Tuesday, police received an active-shooter call at about 1:20 p.m., and authorities say killings at a residence occurred first before the suspect went to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.
- The suspect's background shows prior mental-health contacts and past detention under the Mental Health Act; Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said Jesse Van Rootselaar began transitioning about six years ago.
- When police reached the school, they found multiple victims and reported shots fired in their direction, evacuating about 100 students and staff, authorities said.
- Authorities later corrected the death toll to eight victims plus the suspect, including a 39-year-old teacher, five students ages 12 to 13, and the suspect's mother and 11-year-old stepbrother, while more than 25 people were wounded.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney ordered flags at half-mast for seven days, saying `I join Canadians in grieving with those whose lives have been changed irreversibly today`, while District of Tumbler Ridge urged reliance on official updates.
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