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The scale of the shooting is devastating for the remote town of just 2,400 people, on the eastern flank of the Rockies, where few people are strangers.
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The shooting is devastating for the remote town of 2400 people
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News Article
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{
    "town_population": "2,400"
}
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Crime
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February 15, 2026 at 2:18 PM (6 months ago)
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February 15, 2026 at 2:18 PM (6 months ago)

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https://nytimes.com/live/2026/02/11/world/canada-shooting-tumbler-ridge

An 18-year-old, Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed eight people, including her mother and stepbrother, at a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, before taking her own life. The shooting is one of the worst mass casualty events in Canadian history. Authorities are investigating the motive.

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