Shocking: Parent of Tumbler Ridge students describes horror of mass shooting
Ten people are dead and more than two dozen were taken to hospital after Jesse Van Rootselaar opened fire at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Tuesday afternoon in B.C.
Article by Rebel News staff
Rebel News journalist Drea Humphrey spoke with the father of two students at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School shortly after the horrific massacre that took the lives of nine innocent people along with the shooter.
The man described the chilling account, as one of his children lost four friends during the incident, while another hid in a school closet with mass shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar's brother.
"They heard the alarms go off and they barricaded themselves in. They had the welding tables and everything put up against the doors," he said.
"They heard something, they thought it was fireworks at first or something. And someone came running down, [yelling] hide, hide," he continued.
BREAKING BC MASS SHOOTING INTERVIEW
— Drea Humphrey (@DreaHumphrey) February 11, 2026
Listen to Tumbler Ridge Secondary parent describe the horror his kids endured. One lost 4 friends, another hid in a school closet with mass shooter Jesse Strang’s brother.
This interview is based on the parent’s account. https://t.co/Gi9Wj4LxWc pic.twitter.com/JbnINEITOU
The shooter — also known to use his mother's last name Strang — killed two people at a private residence before entering Tumbler Ridge Secondary School around 1:20 p.m. local time. The attacker fired indiscriminately, killing seven more inside the school.
The perpetrator, identified in reports as a transgender individual, then died by suicide. Total fatalities reached 10, with 27 people injured and transported to hospitals. The incident is one of Canada’s deadliest school shootings.
Authorities continue to investigate.
Drea Humphrey
B.C. Bureau Chief
Based in British Columbia, Drea Humphrey reports on Western Canada for Rebel News. Drea’s reporting is not afraid to challenge political correctness, or ask the tough questions that mainstream media tends to avoid.
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Tim Kelley commented 2026-02-13 19:29:56 -0500I like the way he said I don’t watch fake news, he probably seen right through Carneys Fake speech. My heart goes out to the Families and the little girl in who is in the hospital I pray for God’s healing. I put the blame squarely on the liberals shoulder they are souley responsible for this for this heinous act, the liberals are a bunch of deranged psychopaths who are capable of saying or doing anything to bring in their gun control laws. so many people’s lives destroyed by liberal ideology. -
Fran g commented 2026-02-12 19:22:16 -0500That woke judge should be strung up high and dangling. Unfortunately, MSM will be focusing on gun control, in an effort to silence any real talk about the elephant in the room,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,mutilation. puberty blockers, and hormones done to children that instead need some counselling. I strongly recommend to Polieuve to have this silenced issue his main campaign topic. Its time the adults took over Canada.
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Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2026-02-11 21:25:17 -0500He was in trouble.
I’ve been reading about him on some other websites. In one Twitter/X post, he said he suffered simultaneously from a variety of mental disorders and, presumably, was taking medications for them. In another, he related how he was experimenting with hallucinogenic mushrooms.
That chemical combination was probably a factor in what happened.
What happened yesterday wasn’t a sudden occurrence.
In addition, apparently the police went to his home at one time and confiscated his firearms. Someone in the judicial system overruled them and he got them back.
A lot of work needs to be done to reduce the risk of something like this happening again and a lot of questions need to be answered. And, yes, people will have to be held responsible. -
Bruce Atchison commented 2026-02-11 19:15:32 -0500This is what trans affirmation has brought us. Jessie was in need of help but all he got was lies and drugs. It’s time we all demand our MPs to decry this trans crapola before more children die. Unless this trans madness is stopped, more shootings and other acts of violence will happen.
