Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald, the BC RCMPs commanding officer, has provided an update on the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Feb. 10, 2026.

RCMP identified the alleged shooter in Tumbler Ridge, BC as 18-year-old female Jesse Van Rootselaar, who was found dead at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The mountain-surrounded town of roughly 2,400 residents is small and heavily tied to hunting and outdoor life. Brian Landry, an RCMP-certified firearms instructor who works with residents in Tumbler Ridge, Dawson Creek and surrounding areas, said the system “failed” in Van Rootselaar’s case.