Police identified the perpetrator of the mass shooting in Canada that left eight dead
Canadian police confirmed this Wednesday that Jesse Van Rootselaar, an 18-year-old transgender woman, was responsible for the shooting that left eight dead in Tumbler Ridge, a small mining town in the province of British Columbia. Among the victims are the attacker's mother and brother.
TL;DR
- Jesse Van Rootselaar, an 18-year-old transgender woman, was identified as the perpetrator of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.
- Eight people were killed in the attack, including Van Rootselaar's mother and brother.
- Six victims were found at a secondary school: five minors aged 12-13 and a 39-year-old educator.
- Van Rootselaar died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- Approximately 25 people were injured, some critically.
- The motive for the attack remains unknown.
- This incident is one of the deadliest shootings recorded in Canada.