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| Jesse Strang, 18, named as transgender Canadian school shooter who murdered eight before dying by suicide | |
| 2026-02-12 | |
Jesse Strang, 18, opened fire in the library at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia on Tuesday afternoon, a parent whose son attends the school told the Daily Mail. A female teacher was killed, alongside three girls and two boys aged between 13 and 17. Strang took his own life at the school. He killed his mother, Jennifer, and brother, Emmett, at their home beforehand, CTV News reported. Strang was named by Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Wednesday as Jesse Van Rootselaar and described as a woman. He is understood to have used his mother's name, Strang, socially and at school. RCMP added that Jesse began identifying as female six years ago, aged 12, and said there had been multiple call-outs to his home related to his mental health. Strang stopped attending school four years ago, aged just 14, the spokesman said. A parent whose son attends the school said his child knew Strang and played sports with his sister. His son was at the academic institution on Tuesday when Strang carried out the deadly massacre. He is now 'afraid to go back to school', his father added. Juno News and Western Standard News were among the first publications to identify Strang and reveal his transgenderism. Initial reports described the shooter as 'a female in a dress.' A total of 25 people were injured in the massacre. Maya Gebala, 12, was shot in the neck and head and is not expected to survive the night. She is the only injured victim named so far. Sources told the Daily Mail that Strang lived at the home with three relatives. Strang is also believed to have used she/her pronouns on his since-deleted social media accounts. Locals Juan van Heerden and Liam Irving told the Western Standard that Strang was a 'quiet kid' who was often seen 'sitting by himself in the corner'. Irving said his mother works at the school and was on the floor where the shooting took place. 'She heard pretty much all the shots,' he added. Irving claimed Strang's mother and younger brother were well known in the Tumbler Ridge community, and 'good friends' of his family. 'There's not one person in this town right now that's not affected by this,' he added. Maya's family said she was hit by shrapnel during the shooting but it was unknown how she was hit and how much damage was done. 'We were warned that the damage to her brain was too much for her to endure, and she wouldn't make the night,' Maya's mother Cia Edmonds said on Wednesday afternoon. Tumbler Ridge, a picturesque mountain valley town in the foothills of the Rockies about 736 miles north of Vancouver, has a population of 2,400. It is described as an 'incredibly safe community' by town councilors. The remote community is known for its lakes, rivers, waterfalls and hiking trails. The area earned UNESCO Global Geopark status due to the presence of hundreds of dinosaur tracks and fossils. The secondary school - which enrolls 175 students - and its elementary school, will be closed for the rest of the week. Related: British Columbia 02/11/2026 Mass shooter 'in a dress' kills 10 and leaves dozens injured in Canada high school British Columbia 10/02/2025 Isolated Canadian coastal town now so dangerous Walmart has closed 'lifeline' supermarket there British Columbia 06/04/2025 Onooo! Florida Board of Governors blocks appointment of former U. Mich president Ono | |
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