Neighbour says teen shooter once burned down his home to kill his family

A Canadian teenager, Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed eight people in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge after an earlier arson attack in 2023 in which a neighbour says he tried to kill his own family. He then shot at a local school before turning the gun on himself. Investigators say there was no clearly targeted victim at the school and that the shooter appeared to be hunting anyone he could find; four guns were used, none were registered to the home, and authorities are probing how he gained access. The community held vigils as residents seek answers amid concerns about mental health support and gun safety.