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Publication Date: February 11, 2026 - 18:20
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Ottawa Now - Tumbler Ridge continues to grieve following Tuesday's horrific mass shooting
February 11, 2026
Police in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia have provided an update as to what led to Tuesday’s horrific mass shooting. Nine people are dead, including the 18-year-old shooter who was known to police. Among the list of victims that died at the school are a trio of 12-year-old female students, two male students between the ages of 12 and 13, and a 39-year-old female educator. Meanwhile at Parliament Hill, Question Period gave way to a sobering moment of silence, as the country’s leaders mourned with the grieving families of this small Canadian town. Bob Zimmer is the Conservative MP for the riding of Prince George - Peace River - Northern Rockies. He joins Kristy Cameron on today’s Ottawa Now.
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The deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is reverberating on the other side of the country in the small Newfoundland fishing community where the killer’s mother spent her early childhood and many of their family members still call home.
Police have identified Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, as the shooter. Van Rootselaar’s mother, Jennifer Jacobs, 39, and 11-year-old half-brother, Emmett Jacobs, were also found dead Tuesday at the family home in Tumbler Ridge. Van Rootselaar, who identified as a trans woman, then killed six people at the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School before dying...
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