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Listen: Mother of Tumbler Ridge shooter interviewed about struggle to get care for another child two years before tragedy

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February 12, 2026
Jennifer Jacobs, the mother of the Tumbler Ridge shooter, spoke out about healthcare shortages in northeast B.C. just over two years before she was one of the first victims of a mass shooting perpetrated by her child, Jesse Van Rootselaar.
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