Tumbler Ridge ‘one big family,’ mayor tells vigil as community reels from shootings
Nine people, mostly children, were killed and over 25 hospitalized in the mass shooting that started at a home and continued at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.
- On Tuesday, violence began at a family home and then continued at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, leaving nine dead and more than 25 hospitalized, police said.
- Police have identified the suspect as Jesse Van Rootselaar and said she had dropped out of school and had a history of mental health concerns, as officers searched homes and found two victims at a secondary residence.
- Amid community mourning, Darryl Krakowka, District of Tumbler Ridge Mayor, told a vigil crying is not weakness and urged permanent support for victims' families; schools closed for the week with supports planned.
- The prime minister postponed overseas travel and expressed national grief while B.C. Premier David Eby and federal public safety minister Gary Anandasangaree pledged support and praised RCMP for arriving within two minutes.
- Echoing La Loche, educators and former officials warned the new attack re-triggers longstanding trauma as Jason Young said, `We’re reliving what happened to us 10 years ago` and La Loche schools offer mentorship.
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Tumbler Ridge is 'one big family,' mayor tells vigil as community reels from shootings
A memorial of flowers, lights and stuffed animals grows in Tumbler Ridge, BC, as the community grapples with the fallout of a mass shooting that killed nine people, mostly children, along with the 18-year-old shooter who police say took her own life.
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