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RCMP say investigation of shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School completed
RCMP concluded the crime scene investigation at Tumbler Ridge Secondary where six were killed; the school remains closed while autopsies and forensic work finish, officials said.
- On Feb. 16, 2026, RCMP said the investigation into last week's shootings in Tumbler Ridge has entered a new phase after police cleared the two crime scenes where nine people died.
- Authorities note Van Rootselaar dropped out of school four years ago and had been transitioning for about six years, with police attending her home multiple times last week, but motive remains unclear.
- Authorities recovered multiple weapons and completed detailed interviews, including with more than 80 students and first responders; an unregistered shotgun killed Jennifer Jacobs and Emmett Jacobs at the home, while Van Rootselaar took a long gun and a modified rifle to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.
- Investigators are probing whether others helped procure the weapons, RCMP say, and autopsies were finished by Sunday; Maya Gebala, 12-year-old gravely wounded in hospital, remains critical.
- Amid ongoing evidence review, RCMP noted the main firearm used at the school had never been seized; Van Rootselaar's gun licence expired in 2024 with no weapons registered to her and shotguns need not be registered if the owner holds a valid Possession and Acquisition Licence.
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