The February 10, 2026 shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, one of the deadliest mass shootings in Canadian history, left nine people dead and about 25 injured. Police identified the suspect as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, who was male but identified as female after beginning a transition about six years earlier. Authorities reportedly had prior contacts with the home related to mental health concerns and had previously seized and later returned firearms.
An increasing number of high-profile attacks and plots have likewise involved transgender or nonbinary perpetrators. In Minneapolis, 23-year-old Robin Westman, born Robert Westman, carried out the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. Westman’s driver’s license and a court-approved name change reflected a female identity.
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