Canada’s PM Carney to visit Tumbler Ridge after mass school shooting
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Police say 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed her mother and stepbrother before carrying out mass shooting in BC.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he will shortly visit the remote British Columbia town of Tumbler Ridge, where nine people died in one of the country’s worst mass shootings, according to his office.
Police say 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, who had suffered mental health problems, killed her mother and stepbrother on Tuesday before shooting a teacher and five young students at the local school.
Van Rootselaar, who police say was born a male but began identifying as a woman six years ago, then died by suicide.
“The Prime Minister will be visiting Tumbler Ridge shortly in support of the community … [we are] working closely with the community and local aut...