A horrible and incredibly sad tragedy unfolded on 10 February in the small town of Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia, Canada. An 18-year-old, Jesse Van Rootselaar, also known as Jesse Strang,  turned a gun first on his mother and stepbrother, then on young students and a teacher at his former high school, and finally on himself – with nine reported dead, including the shooter, and at least 25 injured.

Waves of shock, grief and horror have rippled across the nation. This was one of Canada’s worst school shootings, the deadliest in 37 years. It seemed especially cruel because Tumbler Ridge is such a tightly knit community, with only about 2,400 inhabitants.

Public outrage began to grow when it started to look as if authorities were trying to obscure the killer’s identity

But public outrage began to grow when it started to look as if authorities were trying to obscure the killer’s identity. Rumours on social media were quickly confirmed........

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