Trans Rampage Shatters Peaceful Town

A transgender ex-student with a documented history of mental health crises murdered nine innocents, including children and a teacher, in a shocking rampage across a peaceful Canadian town—raising urgent questions about radical gender policies and ignored warning signs.

Story Snapshot

18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, born male and transitioning since age 12, killed mother, stepbrother, and six at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School before dying by suicide.
Attack struck a low-crime mountain community of 2,400; worst Canadian school shooting in over 30 years, with 25-27 injured.
Police revealed multiple prior welfare checks for suspect’s mental health; dropped out of school four years earlier.
RCMP responded in two minutes, securing scene amid rapid gunfire; no motive or accomplices identified.

Tragic Sequence of Events

On February 10, 2026 evening, Jesse Van Rootselaar shot and killed their 39-year-old mother and 11-year-old stepbrother at the family home in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. The next morning, February 11, the 18-year-old former student entered Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Over two hours, the suspect murdered six more: a 39-year-old female teacher and five students—three 12-year-old girls and two boys aged 12-13—mostly in the library. The assailant died from a self-inflicted gunshot as RCMP arrived.

Suspect’s Troubled Background

Jesse Van Rootselaar, biologically male, began transitioning to female around 2020 at age 12 and publicly identified as such. The suspect dropped out of the same school four years ago. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald disclosed multiple prior welfare checks at the family home due to mental health issues. No specific targets or manifesto emerged; police confirmed the lone actor acted without accomplices. Weapons included a long gun and modified handgun.

Rapid Police Response and Victim Toll

RCMP officers arrived two minutes after the first 911 call on February 11 morning, facing active gunfire from the suspect. They located Van Rootselaar dead inside the school after shots targeted them. Initial reports varied from six to ten deaths; the afternoon news conference set the toll at nine total, including family victims. At least 25-27 others suffered injuries, with two female victims—such as 12-year-old Maya Gevbara—airlifted in serious condition. Scenes at home and school remain under investigation.

Prime Minister Mark Carney ordered flags at half-mast and a House of Commons moment of silence, urging national mourning. Sergeant Vanessa Munn detailed victims, emphasizing community bonds in this remote Rocky Mountain foothills town of 2,400, known for coal mining and low crime.

Implications for Mental Health and Policy

This massacre, unprecedented in scale for a Canadian school in decades, shatters Tumbler Ridge’s safe reputation. Short-term effects include school closures and deep trauma for families pleading for prayers. Long-term, it spotlights failures in addressing youth mental health crises amid gender transitions starting at young ages. Despite Canada’s strict gun laws, the attack echoes rare precedents like 1999 Taber. Here in America under President Trump, we celebrate stronger protections—reminding us why conservative values prioritize family stability, mental health realism over woke experiments, and swift law enforcement to shield innocents from such horrors.