The transgender gunman who murdered his mother and brother before killing eight people in the second-deadliest school shooting in Canadian history has been pictured for the first time.
Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, opened fire in the library at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia on Tuesday afternoon.
A female teacher was killed, alongside three girls and two boys aged between 13 and 17.
The shooter took his own life at the school. He killed his mother, Jennifer, and brother, Emmett, at their home beforehand, CTV News reported.
Van Rootselaar was understood to have used his mother’s name, Strang, socially and at school. He was named by Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Wednesday and described as a woman.
The RCMP added that Jesse began identifying as female six years ago, aged 12, and said there had been multiple call-outs to his home related to his mental health.
Van Rootselaar stopped attending school four years ago, aged just 14, the spokesman said.
Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, opened fire in the library at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia on Tuesday afternoon
The 18 year old murdered his mother and brother before killing eight people in the second-deadliest school shooting in Canadian history
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