Canadian police identify 18-year-old woman as suspect in mass school shooting
Summary
An 18-year-old woman with mental health issues carried out a mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, killing her mother, stepbrother, and several students before dying by suicide.
Key Points
- The suspect, Jesse Van Rootselaar, an 18-year-old woman with a history of mental health issues, killed nine people including herself in a school shooting in British Columbia.
- She first killed her mother and stepbrother before attacking her former school where several students and a teacher were shot.
- Police had previously intervened at the suspect's family home multiple times concerning her mental health and had seized firearms from the residence two years ago but returned them after an appeal.
- The shooting is among the deadliest in Canadian history, sending shockwaves through the small community of Tumbler Ridge and prompting a national response including condolences from world leaders.
