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An 18-year-old transgender woman identified by police killed eight people, including five students and a teacher, in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia; police said she had known mental-health issues.

The Independent
Canada school shooting latest: 12-year-old victim clinging to life as mother says family ‘needs a miracle’

Police identified 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar as the suspected shooter

Canada school shooting latest: 12-year-old victim clinging to life as mother says family ‘needs a miracle’
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VRT NWS
An 18-year-old transgender woman with possible mental health issues who was known to the police: what we know so far about the shooter in Canada

The suspected shooter of two deadly shootings in British Columbia, Canada, was an 18-year-old transgender woman with possible mental health issues. Police had visited the woman's home several times in the past, and weapons had been seized from her before. The young woman killed eight people: her mother, her stepbrother, five students, and a teacher.

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Die Presse
Mass shooting in Canada: Police identify 18-year-old female perpetrator

The young woman killed eight people, including her mother and several students, and then committed suicide. The motive remains unclear.

Mass shooting in Canada: Police identify 18-year-old female perpetrator
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Gun attack in Canada: police identify 18-year-old assailant from Tumbler Ridge

The attacker had first killed her mother and her stepbrother on Tuesday before attacking her former school. The transgender woman, born male, was known to police as mentally ill.

Gun attack in Canada: police identify 18-year-old assailant from Tumbler Ridge
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The Guardian
Canadian police identify suspect in school massacre that left nine dead

A teacher and five students among those killed in attack in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on Tuesday Canadian police have identified the suspect who carried out a school massacre in remote British Columbia as an 18-year old with a history of mental health problems. Six people, including a teacher and five students, were killed in the attack on Tuesday in the town of Tumbler Ridge, in the foothills of the Rocky mountains. The suspect’s mother and step-brother were later found dead at the family home, police said. The body of the shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, was also found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Continue reading. . .

Canadian police identify suspect in school massacre that left nine dead
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The Independent
Canada mass shooting victims: ‘A good kid’ and a ‘beautiful, kind innocent soul’ among those mourned by close-knit community

Among those killed are 12-year-olds Abel Mwansa Jr. and Kylie May, according to their families

Canada mass shooting victims: ‘A good kid’ and a ‘beautiful, kind innocent soul’ among those mourned by close-knit community
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New York Times
Tumbler Ridge Shooting: What to Know About the Victims and Suspect

Police identified the suspect of a shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia that has shocked a country where such acts of violence are rare.

Tumbler Ridge Shooting: What to Know About the Victims and Suspect
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The Independent
Canadian teen who killed eight, including six kids, had ‘mental health issues’ and guns had previously been confiscated from home: police

Police said Jesse Van Rootselaar fatally shot her mother and 11-year-old brother before opening fire at the high school

Canadian teen who killed eight, including six kids, had ‘mental health issues’ and guns had previously been confiscated from home: police
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Der Spiegel
Canada: Police identify the female shooter in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting

Nine people were killed in the attack on a school in the Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge, including the alleged perpetrator. Police said there were searches at the woman’s parents' home.

Canada: Police identify the female shooter in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting
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The Wall Street Journal
Accused Canada Shooter an 18-Year-Old Known to Police, Authorities Say

The eight victims included five students and a teacher, and two of the suspect’s family members.

Accused Canada Shooter an 18-Year-Old Known to Police, Authorities Say
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Le Figaro
Canada shooting suspect is an 18-year-old transgender woman; death toll revised to eight

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada was 'in mourning' on Wednesday, the day after the shooting in a small, isolated town in the west of the country, described as an unspeakable act of cruelty.

Canada shooting suspect is an 18-year-old transgender woman; death toll revised to eight
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The Sidney Morning Herald
Canadian school shooter identified as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar

Police said there was a history of police attendance at the family home of the killer, whom they described as a biological male identifying as female.

Canadian school shooter identified as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar
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ABC
La autora del tiroteo en un colegio de Canadá es una mujer transgénero de 18 años

La policía canadiense ha identificado a la autora del tiroteo en un colegio de Tumbler Ridge este martes, donde murieron ocho personas y otras 27 resultaron heridas. Se trata de Jesse van Rootselaar, una mujer transgénero de 18 años que antes de atacar el instituto mató a su madre y a su hermano. En total hay diez víctimas mortales. La agresora acudió primero a un edificio residencial, donde la policía encontró el cuerpo de su madre, de 39 años de edad, y de su «hermano, o hermanastro», de once. Tras ello, acudió al instituto, donde perpetró una matanza que acabó con la vida de ocho personas: una profesora de 39 años, tres niñas estudiantes de 12, dos niños estudiantes, de 12 y 13 años, y la propia atacante, que según los primeros datos murió por una herida autoinfligida. Noticia Relacionada El atacante de Mineápolis estandar Si Robin Westman: transexual, racista, anti-Trump y obsesionado con su matanza Javier Ansorena El autor del ataque que ha dejado dos niños muertos y 17

La autora del tiroteo en un colegio de Canadá es una mujer transgénero de 18 años
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Le Monde
Mass shooting in Canada: the suspect is an 18-year-old woman, the death toll reduced to eight

Authorities revealed details of the profile of the suspect in one of the country's deadliest mass shootings, which occurred notably at a school in British Columbia. The young woman also shot her mother and her brother.

Mass shooting in Canada: the suspect is an 18-year-old woman, the death toll reduced to eight
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To Vima
Canada: Nine dead in the massacre – 'We still have no idea about the motive'

The 18-year-old also killed her mother and her brother.

Canada: Nine dead in the massacre – 'We still have no idea about the motive'
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Nine dead and dozens injured: Canada in shock after a school shooting

In the community of Tumbler Ridge, nine people were killed in a gun attack. Police believe it was a single incident. The motive is unclear, and politicians have expressed shock.

Nine dead and dozens injured: Canada in shock after a school shooting
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Aftenposten
Ten killed in a school mass shooting in Canada: an 18-year-old woman identified as the perpetrator

Ten people were killed in a mass shooting in Canada. An 18-year-old woman has been identified as the perpetrator.

Ten killed in a school mass shooting in Canada: an 18-year-old woman identified as the perpetrator
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The Guardian
Canada school shooting: what we know so far - The Latest

Nine people have been killed and dozens injured after a mass shooting at a school in Canada. The suspect was also found dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted injury. The tragedy has sent shockwaves through the remote town of Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia, which has a population of only 2, 400. It is the second-worst mass shooting in Canada’s history. Lucy Hough speaks to reporter Leyland Cecco Continue reading. . .

Canada school shooting: what we know so far - The Latest
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Der Standard
Mass shooting in Canada: female suspect identified

In a shooting at a school in a small town, at least nine people were killed. Police say the suspect is an 18-year-old girl with mental health problems

Mass shooting in Canada: female suspect identified
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