The BC RCMP has identified a person suspected of carrying out the mass-shooting incident that killed eight people and left many more injured in the small northeastern community of Tumbler Ridge Tuesday afternoon.
Eighteen-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar has been identified as the suspected shooter, whom police confirmed died by self-inflicted wound.
The local RCMP swarmed Tumbler Ridge Secondary School around 1 p.m. Tuesday and ordered the local area to hold in place for hours in reaction to what was later revealed to be a deadly active shooter investigation.
Until now, police declined to share any identifying information about the victims or suspect.
At a media event in Surrey Wednesday afternoon, BC RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald announced the suspect’s name and age, and confirmed that the suspect had died.
McDonald also confirmed that one fewer than the initially suspected 10 people had died. He clarified only nine, including Van Rootselaar, had died.
This is a developing story. More to come.
