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An 18-year-old has been named as the suspect in a shooting that killed eight people and injured dozens more in British Columbia, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police said Jesse Van Rootselaar was found dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot injury. The motive for the attack is not yet known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Six people were killed and at least 25 others were injured at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Two others – the suspect’s mother, 39, and step-brother, 11 – were found dead at a nearby home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities said Van Rootselaar was born a biological male but identified as a woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I can say that Jesse was born as a biological male who approximately six years ago began to transition to female,” Dwayne McDonald, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) deputy commissioner, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shooting at the nearby home occurred first, then the suspect went to the school, McDonald said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victims at the school were a 39-year-old female educator, three female students, all aged 12, and two male students, one aged 12 and the other 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities do not believe there are other suspects involved in the shootings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police said they had attended the suspect’s family home on multiple occasions over the past several years, with some calls related to mental health concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Rootselaar previously had a valid gun licence that had since lapsed, McDonald said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police said Van Rootselaar had dropped out of Tumbler Ridge Secondary School four years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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