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How a Day of Chaos and Heartache Unfolded in Tumbler Ridge

In Tumbler Ridge on Feb. 11, Jesse Van Rootselaar opened fire first at a Fellers Ave. home before moving to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, leaving nine dead including five children.
RCMP records show repeated mental-health calls and that Jesse Van Rootselaar was detained under British Columbia's Mental Health Act at least twice.
Police say the alert came after officers were called to Jacobs's home on Fellers Avenue at 2:47 p.m., an active-shooter alert went out around 3:15 p.m., and RCMP officers reached the school in less than two minutes.
The community responded with memorials and fundraisers raising hundreds of thousands and a candlelight vigil attended by Prime Minister Mark Carney, while school officials said students will not return soon.
Longer-Term concerns include questions about the town's future and the fate of Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, as RCMP investigators probe for possible accomplices and weapon origins.

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How a day of chaos and heartache unspooled in Tumbler Ridge

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How a day of chaos and heartache unspooled in Tumbler Ridge – Energeticcity.ca

Nothing is too far apart in tiny Tumbler Ridge, B.C., and there was a well-worn path between the local RCMP detachment and the nondescript brown timber home on Fellers Avenue, less than a kilometre away. The detachment’s five officers, headed by Sgt. Bill Hughes, handled a little over 100 crimes a year, according to recent crime statistics. But their repeated interactions at the home that troubled teenager Jesse Van Rootselaar shared with her si…

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