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Tumbler Ridge: RCMP releases confirmed photo of suspect three days after shooting

TORONTO – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) only released on Friday afternoon, February 13, the confirmed photograph of Jesse Van Rootselaar, responsible for the shooting that occurred on Tuesday, February 10, in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, which left nine people dead and twenty-seven injured. The image was therefore released three days after the attack, with the RCMP explaining that the delay aimed to counter the circulation of unverified photos and information on social media. 

Mental health warnings and firearms: behind the tragedy that shook Tumbler Ridge – The case of the “fake” pic

TUMBLER RIDGE (British Columbia) – The small community of Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia is still in a state of profound shock after the massacre that shook the town of just 2,400 residents on a quiet Tuesday afternoon. New details that have emerged in the past few hours make it even harder for the victims’ families to bear the weight of what happened. According to information provided by the RCMP, the tragic outcome—nine dead and twenty-seven injured—could be seen, in some respects, as a kind of “foretold tragedy.” Here’s why.