{"id":231434,"date":"2026-02-11T19:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T01:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=231434"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T01:04:34","slug":"trans-ex-student-deadly-canadian-school-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/trans-ex-student-deadly-canadian-school-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans Ex-Student Identified in Deadly Canadian School Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada is reeling after one of the deadliest school shootings in its modern history left 10 people dead, including the suspect, in the rural community of Tumbler Ridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have identified the shooter as 18-year-old transgender former student Jesse Van Rootselaar, according to reporting from the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/11\/world-news\/tumbler-ridge-mass-shooter-idd-as-18-year-old-van-rootselaar\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trans-ex-student-deadly-canadian-school-shooting\" title=\"Trans Ex-Student Identified in Deadly Canadian School Shooting\">New York Post<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-timeline\">The Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Canada school shooting HORROR as &#039;woman in a dress&#039; kills 10 and injures 25 in British Colombia\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YjLYsq9rgro?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attack began Tuesday afternoon at a residence before moving to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, a grades 7\u201312 school with roughly 160 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police say the suspect killed his mother, 39-year-old Jennifer Strang. And his 11-year-old stepbrother at the home. He then went to the school, where six additional victims were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspect later died from what authorities described as a self-inflicted gunshot wound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed the suspect was \u201cborn a biological male.\u201d And he began transitioning approximately six years ago, identifying as female.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked whether there was any correlation between the suspect\u2019s transgender identity and the attack, McDonald responded that it was \u201ctoo early to say.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-we-know\">What We Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Six victims were located inside the school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two victims were found at the residence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One 39-year-old female teacher was killed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three 12-year-old female students were killed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two male students, ages 12 and 13, were killed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approximately 25 others were injured, several seriously.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the victims inside the school were found in the library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two firearms were recovered at the scene: a long gun and a modified handgun. Authorities revealed firearms had been seized from the home two years ago due to mental health concerns, but later returned to a lawful owner after petition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Canadian police reveal they are respecting the gunman&#39;s preferred gender pronouns. He transitioned at 12. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F7sdRDX1qS\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trans-ex-student-deadly-canadian-school-shooting\" title=\"Trans Ex-Student Identified in Deadly Canadian School Shooting\">pic.twitter.com\/F7sdRDX1qS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/2021696482701619341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trans-ex-student-deadly-canadian-school-shooting\" title=\"Trans Ex-Student Identified in Deadly Canadian School Shooting\">February 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police had reportedly visited the residence multiple times over the years and had previously taken the suspect into custody under Canada\u2019s Mental Health Act for assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-access-and-security-questions\">Access and Security Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Rootselaar dropped out of the school roughly four years ago. How he gained access to the building during school hours remains under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students and staff barricaded inside classrooms for more than two hours before roughly 100 individuals were safely evacuated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-broader-pattern\">A Broader Pattern?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another Deranged, Troubled Trans Teen, Biological Male, His name, Jesse Van Rootselaar. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Djl59F8iz\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trans-ex-student-deadly-canadian-school-shooting\" title=\"Trans Ex-Student Identified in Deadly Canadian School Shooting\">pic.twitter.com\/0Djl59F8iz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Stu \u271d\ufe0f \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 (@Ecclesiastes_38) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ecclesiastes_38\/status\/2021687041562476893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trans-ex-student-deadly-canadian-school-shooting\" title=\"Trans Ex-Student Identified in Deadly Canadian School Shooting\">February 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>New York Post<\/em> noted this shooting follows several high-profile mass attacks in North America in recent years involving perpetrators who identified as transgender, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Audrey Hale (2023 Nashville Covenant School shooting)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alec McKinney (2019 Colorado charter school shooting)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Snochia Moseley (2018 Maryland workplace shooting)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robin Westman (2025 Minneapolis school shooting)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the nation as flags were lowered to half-mast in Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only two attacks in Canadian history have resulted in more deaths: the 2020 Nova Scotia rampage that killed 22 and the 1989 \u00c9cole Polytechnique massacre that claimed 14 lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The trans agenda IS an effort to entrap children into a miserable life of despair to help normalize the mental illness of a very small number of adults. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eowe0dx3tl\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trans-ex-student-deadly-canadian-school-shooting\" title=\"Trans Ex-Student Identified in Deadly Canadian School Shooting\">pic.twitter.com\/eowe0dx3tl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; @amuse (@amuse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amuse\/status\/1781645755515637840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trans-ex-student-deadly-canadian-school-shooting\" title=\"Trans Ex-Student Identified in Deadly Canadian School Shooting\">April 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada has long positioned itself as insulated from the level of school violence seen in the United States. Tuesday\u2019s massacre challenges that assumption.  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