Pictures from Tumbler Ridge as community mourns eight victims of shooting

See the scene in Tumbler Ridge as the community reels from a deadly school shooting on February 10th, 2026.

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February 11, 2026

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Flowers are being laid outside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. (Ed Hitchins, Energeticcity.ca)

TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. — The small, tight-knit community of Tumbler Ridge is reeling today after a school shooter killed eight people, including children as young as 12.

On February 10th, emergency responders rushed to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School to find seven dead – including shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar. Two more people, later confirmed as Rootselaar’s family, were found dead at another location.

Here are some pictures taken today (February 11th) of the aftermath in the community.

Residents have been laying flowers outside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School after the shooting on February 10th, 2026. (Ed Hitchins, Energeticcity.ca)

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Ed Hitchins

A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018. After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.