THE NAMES OF THE FALLEN HAVE VOICES NOW \u2014 AND THEY ARE WHISPERING A DARKER TRUTH.\u201d As the fog of grief clears over Tumbler Ridge, the official release of the victims\u2019 iden\u0442\u03b9\u0442ies has transformed a national tragedy into a profound, collective heartbreak. But behind the flowers and flickering candles, a terrifying pattern is emerging from the final digital footprints left within the school\u2019s walls. Investigators are now obsessed with a synchronized notification that hit every student\u2019s phone moments before the library doors were breached\u2014a message that didn\u2019t come from the school, but from an encrypted source that seemed to know exactly who was on the \u201clist\u201d that day\u2026.Full details and video are in the comments \u2026\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47
\nVictims of Canada M\u1d00ss Shooting Identified: \u2018The Tears Just Keep Flowing,\u2019 One Family Says
\nTuesday\u2019s m\u1d00ss shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., was one of the \u1d05\u1d07\u1d00\u1d05liest attacks in Canada\u2019s history<\/p>\n
Abel Mwansa Jr; Kylie May SmithAbel Mwansa\/Facebook; Gofundme<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u2019s m\u1d00ss shooting in Canada was one of the \u1d05\u1d07\u1d00\u1d05liest attacks in the country\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
In a country with strict gun laws and little history of m\u1d00ss violence, the m\u1d00ss shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that killed nine people and injured 25 more on Feb. 10, drew surprised and painful reactions from around the world.<\/p>\n
The victims ranged from 11 to 39 years old \u2014 but most of those killed and injured were \u201cquite young,\u201d Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald shakily recounted to reporters at a press conference Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Families who expected their children to grow up to be scientists or athletes, as The Toronto Star reported, are now suddenly grieving an unimaginable loss.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything feels so surreal,\u201d Peter Schofield, the grandfather of 13-year-old victim Eziekiel Schofield, wrote on Facebook. \u201cThe tears just keep flowing. So many young lives were ended so needlessly. Our hearts are broken not only for Eziekiel, but for every family affected by this tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The multi-location m\u1d00ss shooting began at 18-year-old suspect Jesse van Rootselaar\u2019s family home where she sH\u0e4f\u03c4 and killed her 39-year-old mother and 11-year-old stepbrother, McDonald said.<\/p>\n
The shooter then traveled to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School where she opened fire, killing one person in a stairwell and six others in the school\u2019s library. McDonald said 25 others were injured in the shooting \u2014 including 12-year-old Maya Gebala, who was reportedly sH\u0e4f\u03c4 in the head while trying to lock the door to the library in order to protect her classmates, according to Global News Canada.<\/p>\n
Police arrived at the scene two minutes after Rootselaar first began shooting, but officials said it\u2019s believed that Rootselaar turned her weapon on herself and died from a \u201cself-inflicted injury\u201d before officers could reach her.<\/p>\n
Officials said investigators continued to search for a possible motive 24 hours later, though one local officer told the CBC authorities may \u201cstruggle\u201d to ever understand what motivated the attack \u2014 the \u1d05\u1d07\u1d00\u1d05liest on Canadian soil since a gunman killed 13 people and lit fires that killed nine others in Nova Scotia in April 2020.<\/p>\n
\u201cParents, grandparents, sisters, brothers in Tumbler Ridge will wake up without someone they love,\u201d Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a speech in Parliament on Wednesday, according to the \u1d00ssociated Press. \u201cThe nation mourns with you, and Canada stands by you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carney later promised the nation: \u201cWe will get through this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Below is a list of the victims who lost their lives in the Tumbler Ridge m\u1d00ss shooting.<\/p>\n
Abel Mwansa Jr., 12Abel Mwansa, Jr.Abel Mwansa\/Facebook<\/p>\n
Abel Mwansa Jr. \u201cloved\u201d going to school so much, his father says the late 12-year-old once broke down in tears at the idea of being homeschooled instead, according to a memorial in The National Post.<\/p>\n
Abel Mwansa Sr. wrote in an emotional social media tribute that receiving the news his son was killed at school \u2014 the place he loved going to \u2014 was \u201cdevastating.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSeeing you leaving the house with that beautiful smile while going to Tumbler Ridge High school was so refreshing, this is because I saw a bright future, a leader an engineer also a scientist in you, because you loved doing experiments with explanation,\u201d the victim\u2019s father wrote on Facebook. \u201cI invested so much in you to make you a better person, one that will change the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
The boy\u2019s father added: \u201cIf I had power to give life I would have brought you back to life together with others that were killed alongside you but son my power is limited, and seeing your child murdered at this age is heart breaking.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eziekiel Schofield, 13
\nThe family of 13-year-old victim Eziekiel Schofield also confirmed his death in an emotional message posted to social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs many of you already know, Melody and I tragically lost our 13-year-old grandson, Eziekiel Schofield, yesterday in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting,\u201d the boy\u2019s grandfather, Peter Schofield, wrote. \u201cWe have heard from so many dear friends and family members, both near and far, and we are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of love and heartfelt condolences during this devastating time. Your messages, prayers, and support mean more to us than words can express.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eziekiel played forward with his local U-15 Tumbler Ridge Raptors hockey team, according to The Star. On Thursday, Feb. 12, a teammate\u2019s parents rented ice time at their local rink and invited everyone in the community to gather, skate and find any comfort they could in being together.<\/p>\n
Eziekiel played forward with his local U-15 Tumbler Ridge Raptors hockey team, according to The Star. On Thursday, Feb. 12, a teammate\u2019s parents rented ice time at their local rink and invited everyone in the community to gather, skate and find any comfort they could in being together.<\/p>\n
Eziekiel\u2019s grandfather wrote that he and his wife would travel to Tumbler Ridge to be with the rest of their family.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe feel absolutely broken,\u201d the grieving grandparent added. \u201cEverything feels so surreal. The tears just keep flowing. So many young lives were ended so needlessly. Our hearts are broken not only for Eziekiel, but for every family affected by this tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kylie May Smith, 12Kylie May SmithGofundme<\/p>\n
Kylie May Smith was a \u201cbeautiful, kind, innocent soul,\u201d her aunt Shanon Dycke remembered in a GoFundMe set up Wednesday, as she says her family continues to try and make sense of her sudden death.<\/p>\n
\u201cYesterday our family received the gut-wrenching news that our beautiful Kylie May was confirmed to be one of the victims in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting,\u201d Dycke wrote in the fundraiser. \u201cShe was just 12 years old. We are completely devastated and have no words as we try to process the magnitude of the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dycke said her \u201cheart aches for the other families involved and for the loss of their children\u201d as a result of Tuesday\u2019s \u1d05\u1d07\u1d00\u1d05ly shooting.<\/p>\n
With hope, the grieving family member added: \u201cTo the families with children still in the hospital; keep fighting. We are sending you prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n
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