Tumbler Ridge School Shooter Was ‘Hunting’ in Random Attack, RCMP Say in Update

Jesse Van Rootselaar. Handout by RCMP

RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says the shooting at the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School wasn’t targeted.

“In speaking with investigators, there was no specific targeting of any individuals,” McDonald said in an update on Feb. 13. “This suspect was, for lack of a better term, hunting. They were prepared and engaging anybody and everybody they could come in contact with.”