politics
February 12, 2026
Canadian police identify mass school shooter as transgender
Authorities have confirmed that the “gunperson in a dress” who killed nine people in a mass shooting was a biological male
TL;DR
- An 18-year-old named Jesse van Rootselaar killed nine people and injured 25 in Tumbler Ridge, Canada.
- Police confirmed the shooter was born biologically male and identified as female.
- The attack involved shootings at a house and a high school.
- The incident is the third deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed national shock and mourning.
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