this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2026
163 points (100.0% liked)

World News

55217 readers
3021 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

The suspect in a Canada school shooting was an 18-year-old who had a history of police visits to her home to check on her mental health, authorities said Wednesday, a day after the attack that killed eight people in a remote part of British Columbia.

Police said Jesse Van Rootselaar was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted wound following the assault on a school in the small mountain community of Tumbler Ridge.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said Van Rootselaar first killed her mother and stepbrother at the family home before attacking the nearby school. She had a history of mental health contacts with police, he said.

all 38 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Police removed the guns family owned but the legal owner petitioned to get them back. Should be held responsible (if still alive) in my opinion.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

B-but we still need more surveillance or we cant stop terrorism...

Nevermind the fact they always seem to already know of the suspects before they commit their acts.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

they always seem to already know of the suspects before they commit

Yeah. We have these rules around proof and actionable Intel before the cops can just go grab someone. They're not ICE. But it doesn't mean the cops don't know about a person.

Yes of course they cant just yoink people, but then whats the point of more surveillance? If they cant legally prevent it anyways, then its pointless.

[–] SarahFromOz@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Is this the first case of a female school shooter?

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 44 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Trans woman shooter, so conservatives will be triggered

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Despite the fact that trans people are statistically under-represented among mass shooters.

But the right never lets facts get in the way of their feelings.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

January 29, 1979 in San Diego is the earliest time I recall

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

Trans, Republicans going bananas about this 😬

[–] DrivebyHaiku@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You know that Boomtown Rats song "I don't like Mondays" it's based off a female school shooter from the 70's but yes female school shooters are rare. Trans femme shooters are even rarer with the majority trans shooters being trans men.

Spree killing is almost entirely a male coded pastime. Serial killers have slightly higher rates of female participation. This event is quite a statistical anomaly. Canada has only had 10 school related shootings that counted as spree killings in its entire history and this one was commited by a demographic that is such a narrow slice of the pie chart of total spree killers worldwide that it is barely a hairswidth slice. Winning the lottery thrice has better odds.

[–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The facts don't matter to certain people. Obviously trans bad, trans will shoot more people, have to be stopped Blabla.

It's obviously not the guns, it's the people the medication they are on etc.

[–] voicesarefree@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

No. Wisconsin Abundant Life Christian School, in 2024. Not sure about before that.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

second one in the past year.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It was a woman? That doesn't happen often

[–] wampus@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Out of the loop? trans woman. So verbiage may vary.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I didn't realize she was trans when I wrote this comment. I hope people don't think I'm questioning her gender identity. I'm just saying mass shootings aren't often done by women.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan -4 points 1 month ago

I guess the question is whether she was pre or post hormone therapy. Testosterone is a hell of a drug.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

you will set off a bunch of rednecks calling her a woman.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Did Canada have its first school shooting of the year before the US? It's the first one I'm hearing about this year anywhere in the world!

[–] funkajunk@lemmy.world 58 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There's been 45 mass shootings in the USA so far in 2026, so nothing seems to have changed.

https://massshootingtracker.site/data/?year=2026

[–] M137@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They asked about school shootings, not mass shooting.

[–] funkajunk@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It doesn't really matter where a shooting takes place IMO, I was mostly commenting on gun violence not getting better in the US.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It does matter where a shooting takes place though. Random violence is scary and makes people feel less safe. Gang disputes (how a lot of mass shootings occur) are generally accepted as a consequence of gang members being unable to seek redress in the courts. Non involved parties do get killed in gang shootings of course but the violence tends to be localized and amongst people who know each other. That is less scary for the average person who does not live in a known gang area.

[–] funkajunk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hunh? Because it's "less scary" for some people, it's okay?

I'm not sure I'm getting your point.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You said it doesn't matter where a shooting takes place. I never said any shooting was okay. I said that it does matter where they take place as shootings in different places are perceived differently and have different societal impacts.

[–] funkajunk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was talking about overall gun violence in the US, but you're talking about how it's "perceived differently", presumably if you're in a suburb or something. It's kind of a non sequitur.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Random acts of violence like the one in the article are different than disagreements that turn violent. They have different causes and different solutions. They are perceived differently because they are different things. I feel like mentioning the suburbs is a bit of a non sequitur.

[–] RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

USA USA USA

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

And potentially a woman!