BC RCMP Confirm Suspect’s Identity
Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Feb 11 2026
"The BC RCMP has identified a person suspected of carrying out the mass-shooting incident that killed eight people and left many more injured in the small northeastern community of Tumbler Ridge Tuesday afternoon.
Eighteen-year-old female Jesse Van Rootselaar has been identified as the suspected shooter, whom police confirmed died by self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The local RCMP swarmed Tumbler Ridge Secondary School around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday and ordered the local area to hold in place for hours in reaction to what was later revealed to be a deadly active shooter investigation.
BC RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says officers were shot at as they approached.
“Upon arrival, there was active gunfire. And as officers approached the school, rounds were fired in their direction. Officers entered the school to locate the threat. Within minutes, an individual confirmed to be the shooter was located deceased,” said McDonald.
“Two firearms, a long gun and a modified handgun were recovered by responding officers. Determining the origin of these firearms and what role they played in the shootings remains a significant part of the active and ongoing investigation.”
Suspect profile developing
Mounties say Van Rootselaar was a resident of the small town of approximately 2,400, with a history of interactions with police related to mental health concerns.
McDonald says Van Rootselaar had previously been apprehended under the Mental Health Act and taken to hospital for assessment. He says police also seized firearms under the Criminal Code at another time.
“The lawful owner of those firearms petitioned.”
He says the RCMP is still investigating the guns involved in Tuesday’s shooting.
“The ownership of the firearms, how they were procured, whether they were lawfully owned, unlawfully owned, whether manufactured, and whether there could be any other parties to an offence that we are not yet aware of.”
Police believe the suspect acted alone, and no note has been found.
The RCMP, he says, have identified the suspect, a transgender woman, as she chose to identify publicly in life.
McDonald says Van Rootselaar dropped out of school four years ago and was not a student at the time of the shooting.
So far, police have not discovered any evidence that anyone at the school was specifically targeted.
“It is something that we are certainly passionately pursuing, but it would be too early to speculate on motive,” said McDonald.
Victims identified
McDonald says multiple victims were discovered dead throughout the school, and roughly 25 more were injured.
“Once it was determined to be safe, officers evacuated over 100 students and faculty to a local community centre. While police continued to assess whether any ongoing threats remained, those with potential injuries were transported to the local medical clinic for triage and assessment, and two victims with significant injuries were transported to hospital via air ambulance.”
McDonald also confirmed that one fewer than the initially suspected 10 people had died. He clarified that only nine, including Van Rootselaar, had died.
“Initially, it was believed that one of the victims, a female with significant injuries, who was transported from the scene by our members and then transitioned to paramedics, had succumbed to her injuries,” he explained.
“Police have since confirmed that is not the case. She is alive, and was one of the two female victims that were airlifted to hospital. Both of those victims remain in serious condition.”
McDonald says the killed victims range in age.
“The deceased victims from the school include an adult female educator, three female students, and two male students.”
He later clarified that the educator was a 39-year-old woman, the female students were all 12-year-old girls, and the male students were 12 and 13." The Canadian Press
Link to OP on this event here.
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World leaders offering condolences in the wake of Tuesday’s deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
Feb 11 2026
"— King Charles
“Horror has struck a school in Tumbler Ridge, Canada. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims, the injured, and the entire educational community. France stands alongside the Canadian people.”
— Emanuel Macron, president of France
“Deeply shocked by the horrendous shooting in Canada. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones and wish a speedy recovery to the injured. India stands in solidarity with the people of Canada in this moment of profound grief.”
— Narendra Modi, prime minister of India
“We are shocked by the news of the shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge, Canada. When children are killed, no one should remain indifferent. Such tragedies should never happen anywhere, in any country in the world.
“We hope that all those who were injured will recover quickly. On behalf of all Ukrainians, I express our sincere condolences to the families and loved ones, to all Canadians, and to Prime Minister Carney.”
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine
“Our hearts and prayers are with the community of Tumbler Ridge and all of British Columbia today. My personal prayer is that in these difficult times, they find the peace and comfort that only He can provide.”
— * Pete Hoekstra, U.S. ambassador to Canada
“This morning we received terrible news from Canada. The school shooting, which claimed numerous lives, has deeply shaken us. Our thoughts are with the people of Tumbler Ridge as they mourn their families, friends, and loved ones. I wish those who were injured a swift recovery.”
— Friedrich Merz, chancellor of Germany
“I express my deepest condolences for the massacre that occurred in British Columbia. While conveying my closeness to the community of Tumbler Ridge and a heartfelt thought for the families torn apart by grief, I wish to extend the full and most sincere solidarity of the Italian Government and my personal solidarity to Prime Minister Mark Carney and to the entire Canadian people in the face of this terrible tragedy.”
— Giorgia Meloni, prime minister of Italy
“I am deeply shocked and saddened to hear about the tragic attack in Tumbler Ridge secondary school. I send my sincere condolences to all Canadians impacted by this horrific event. Australian hearts go out to the families and friends of the victims and we are all thinking of those injured.”
— Anthony Albanese, prime minister of Australia
“Deeply shocked by the mass shooting that has left nine dead and many more injured in British Columbia. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Canada, in particular the community of Tumbler Ridge, and the secondary school’s students, staff and families.”
— Micheál Martin, prime minister of Ireland
“My thoughts are with the people of Canada after the tragic events in British Columbia. Norway stands in solidarity with all those affected and offer our condolences to the families grieving unimaginable loss. We extend our support to Canadian authorities as they respond to this tragedy.”
— Jonas Gahr Store, prime minister of Norway
“We were deeply shaken by the news of the deadly shooting at a secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, in which several people lost their lives. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims, to the Canadian people — especially the residents of British Columbia and Tumbler Ridge — as well as to Prime Minister Carney.”
— Andrej Plenkovic, prime minister of Croatia"
The Canadian Press
* Was Trump busy playing golf or ending some war or working on more Canadian tariffs or arguing about a bridge? A US ambassador, like the world has never had before, is not a world leader...shitz & giggles.
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Meanwhile...
Man Recalls Fight With Moose to Save His Mother
near Bienfait, Saskatchewan, Canada
Feb 10 2026 (happened Jan 27)
"Shawn Tuffnell says he punched a moose multiple times, gripping its neck, before shooting it to death to save his 70-year-old mother.
The 37-year-old Saskatchewan man says his fight with the animal took place in late January after hearing his mother, Angie Tuffnell, cry for help on her acreage near Bienfait, 220 kilometres southeast of Regina.
"(The moose) was just standing right over top of her, like the chest was directly above her," Tuffnell recalled in an interview this week.
"I got out there really quick, otherwise he would have started stomping on her."
Tuffnell said the Jan. 22 attack began when his mother went to the garage and saw the moose resting near a vent. The animal stood up and chased her down, he said. Tuffnell screamed, hoping it would run away, but the moose didn't leave. He did the next best thing he could think of -- he punched it in the face.
"I hit him right in the lip and cut his lip. That still didn't work," Tuffnell said.
He grabbed a yellow shovel and started whacking.
"Then he finally came at me. He didn't like that yellow shovel," he said.
The moose lunged at Tuffnell as he retreated back into the house. The animal was in the entryway, and Tuffnell gripped the top of its neck while punching it in the face.
"All I could think was trying to blind him so he can't find her outside," he said.
Tuffnell started yelling for his mother's boyfriend to wake up and grab a gun. The boyfriend, hearing the pleas, went to Tuffnell and handed him a rifle, he said. Tuffnell let go of the moose and shot its eye.
He then shot its other eye, and proceeded to fire 15 or 16 more bullets, he said. The moose fell to the ground. Tuffnell yelled at his mother to run into the garage.
"I reloaded three more times after that, just to make sure," he said. "And I just kept shooting him in the same spot."" The Canadian Press
Well, that is one way to get a freezer full of moose meat...if you've never seen a moose, particularly an adult one, they are huge with long lankly legs. The first one I saw made me freeze on the spot. It sniffed me and then kept on walking...I pretended to not be foilage, then I ran back to the cabin and grabbed my, um, shooty-thing.
