The Economic Times

Jesses mother declined my involvement from beginning: Father of Tumbler Ridge school shooter breaks silence on mass shooting, shares chilling details about his biological sons upbringing

The father of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter has broken his silence, expressing profound sorrow for the nine lives lost. He revealed he was estranged from Jesse Van Rootselaar and was not involved in his upbringing. The mass shooting incident occurred in the remote Canadian town in northeastern British Columbia on Tuesday (February 10, 2026), leaving nine people dead.