Court documents reveal confusion around number of shooters in Tumbler Ridge killings

VANCOUVER - In the moments following the Feb. 10 mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., officers were uncertain about the number of shooters, as different names were reported to the RCMP. This confusion, revealed in legal documents from a media consortium, stems from the RCMP receiving conflicting names. The incident began at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, where a teenage shooter named Jesse Van Rootselaar allegedly opened fire, killing five students and one education assistant.

The shooter's mother and brother were later found dead at their home, with shells and shotgun casings strewn about. Initially, police believed there were two attackers due to conflicting names. However, investigators later discovered only one shooter, who had taken his own life. The documents also mention an investigation into artificial intelligence company OpenAI, related to the shooter's ChatGPT accounts, though the details of this inquiry are redacted.