Transgender killer behind deadly Canada high school rampage that left eight dead is seen gripping assault rifle in disturbing image | 11 Fe 2026 | The transgender gunman who murdered his mother and brother before killing six people in the second-deadliest school shooting in Canadian history was seen happily gripping an assault rifle in a disturbing photo. 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 named by Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Wednesday and [insanely] described as a woman. The RCMP explained 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 over the years.