What we have learned about the warning signs of Tumbler Ridge mass shooter

Two days after Tumbler Ridge’s Jesse Van Rootselaar shot and killed eight people in one of Canada’s deadliest mass shootings in almost four decades, a motive for the attack remains unclear and may never be known, according to police.Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The identity of the perpetrator was confirmed by the RCMP on Wednesday. Van Rootselaar was born a biological male and began to transition to a female about six years ago, Dwayne McDonald, deputy commissioner of the RCMP in British Columbia, said. But as their investigation begins, many wonder if the 18-year-old’s interest in firearms,...