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Terry Newman: We need an inquest into the Tumbler Ridge shooting

This tragedy appears to have been entirely preventable

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The community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has suffered the tragic loss of eight victims — all but two under 14 years of age. A picture is quickly emerging of a community that was failed on multiple levels by mental-health services and law enforcement. Now that the dust has settled, it’s time for an independent investigation into how this tragedy happened in the first place, in the hope that changes can be made so that something like this never happens again.

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On Feb. 10, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar shot their mother and half-brother at home before venturing to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and killing an educational assistant and five children. Dozens of others were injured, including one child who remains in critical condition.

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