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ONGOING CRIME BREAKING NEWS!
Starting on January 31ST, 2025, this thread is about CRIME NEWS as it breaks!
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Jill Biden's ex-husband charged with murdering his wife
A grand jury indicted William Stevenson, 77, with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife.
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Former first lady Jill Biden's ex-husband has been charged with murdering his wife following an "extensive weeks-long investigation," police in Delaware announced on Tuesday.
Police officers responding to a "reported domestic dispute" at a home in the Wilmington community of Oak Hill on Dec. 28 found Linda Stevenson, 64, unresponsive on the living room floor, according to police. Her husband, William "Bill" Stevenson, had called 911, police said at the time.
The booking photo for William Stevenson.
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A grand jury in New Castle County on Monday indicted Stevenson, 77, with first-degree murder in connection with his wife's death, according to police.
The indictment alleges he "did intentionally cause the death" of his wife.
Detectives took Stevenson into custody at his home without incident, police said. He has since been arraigned and is being held in the Howard Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington after failing to post $500,000 bail, police said.
It is unclear if Stevenson has an attorney.
Officers responded to the Stevensons' home after 11 p.m. on Dec. 28 and attempted lifesaving measures, but Linda Stevenson was later pronounced dead, police said.Detectives from the New Castle County Police Department's Criminal Investigations Unit responded to the scene to assume the investigation, officials said.
No additional details, including the cause of death, have been released.
First lady Jill Biden arrives ahead of Hunter Biden's trial at federal court, June 3, 2024, in Wilmington, Del.
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Linda Stevenson ran a bookkeeping business and was "deeply family-oriented," according to her obituary, which did not mention her husband.
Bill Stevenson founded a popular bar and music hall in the early 1970s in Newark, Delaware. He is the former husband of Jill Biden, the Delaware Department of Justice confirmed to ABC News. The two were married for five years before divorcing in 1975.
Jill Biden married former President Joe Biden two years later, in 1977.
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'We're in hell': Mum faces two-year wait for answers about her daughter's LA death
Jill Bunyan wants to know what happened to her daughter June, whose dismembered body was found in her flat in California last year.
www.bbc.co.uk
June Bunyan had a love of adventure.
Brought up on a Scottish island, in 2023 she moved to California, where she wanted to pursue her dream of becoming a defence attorney.
The law graduate had also met Los Angeles resident Jonathan Renteria, 25, online through a shared interest in martial arts.
They married, and in July 2025 the couple had a baby daughter called Regina.
Back home on Arran, June's mother Jill Bunyan spoke to her daughter regularly. She said June seemed happy and was "ecstatic" about the arrival of her baby.
But less than two months after Regina was born, 37-year-old June's dismembered body was found at her flat in LA. Her husband was charged with her murder.
He had pleaded not guilty and his lawyer has suggested he may have been experiencing psychosis at the time.
Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find disturbing
Sitting in her living room, Jill Bunyan describes June as "bright as a button and easy to love."
She wants to know the truth about what happened to her daughter and is upset that the court process could take two years.
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Media caption,Jill wants the truth about her daughter's death in Los Angeles
"It's two years you can't grieve, it's two years you can't move on, it's two years you're just waiting," she says.
"We're in hell. This is a nightmare. I've got a cabinet full of tablets to keep myself going."
To compound her grief, Jill has had no contact with baby Regina since June's death – and is devastated that her daughter's belongings have disappeared.
"I lost my daughter. Right now I can't see my granddaughter and I have not one thing, not one possession of my daughter's - and I want to know why," says Jill.
She faces expensive legal battles in the US to seek custody of Regina and to sue Renteria in relation to her daughter's missing property. The family has set up a crowdfunder to cover costs.
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June had been ecstatic about the arrival of her baby daughter
Jill says she would love her granddaughter to come to Scotland.
She believes Regina is currently in the care of Renteria's parents but BBC News has been unable to verify this.
"Right now, if I'm honest, I would like Regina to be in care until the court can look into me, look into his parents, they do some investigations into us all, and then they decide in fairness," says Jill.
June set up a paralegal service after she moved to LA. But her ultimate aim was to pass the US bar exam so she could practise law in California.
Shortly after she started her relationship with Renteria, June filed a restraining order against him citing domestic violence. That claim was later dropped.
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June was found dead in her flat in LA
June's body was found on 11 September last year. Jill believes she had been killed a week earlier and is desperate to know what happened during this time.
Police went to June's flat after Renteria was discovered injured in a hotel room alongside a note where he confessed to killing her.
Jill wants the details about what happened to her daughter in the public domain.
Officers discovered June's torso with missing limbs. The autopsy says the cause of death was traumatic neck injuries and that June suffered approximately 10 "sharp force injuries." One of her arms has never been recovered.
Jill believes baby Regina was in the apartment when June was killed.
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June moved to California in 2023
The lack of documents in June's home when her body was found made it harder for the US authorities to identify her and she was initially classed as a "Jane Doe" - something Jill finds especially upsetting.
A police document seen by BBC Scotland News suggests that three months after June was killed, police recovered her passport and other paperwork from Renteria's parents. We don't know when or how June's passport may have come into the possession of the Renterias.
Jill says the missing passport delayed the repatriation of her daughter's body: "All the hoops we had to jump through would have been so much easier if we'd had June's passport."
BBC News attempted to contact Renteria's parents to ask them about June's passport and whether they have custody of baby Regina.
Jonathan Renteria's lawyer told us the family would not be answering any of BBC News' questions.
Image caption,
Jill visits her daughter's grave in Arran nearly every day
Renteria has pled not guilty to murder and a court hearing in California is expected next month.
The Los Angeles Police Department declined to provide a statement in relation to the investigation and the District Attorney did not respond to our request for information about the prosecution of Renteria.
Jill says she wants her daughter to be remembered as "very beautiful, very intelligent, very funny, humorous, crazy, kind, loving, passionate".
She visits June's grave in Arran nearly every day and says she finds comfort speaking to her daughter.
"I know we're never going to ger her back, ever, but I just need to know what happened to her...
"June deserved better. Way better."
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This is the September reporting of this gruesome killing of June Bunyan. So where is the baby?
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Sept. 26, 2025 Updated 2:50 PM PT
According to a GoFundMe page, 37-year-old June Bunyan took the bar exam in the U.S. and moved from the U.K. to pursue a legal career.
“June was known for her vibrant personality, infectious laugh, and deeply compassionate heart,” according to the page. “Exceptionally accomplished, she held multiple degrees, but her proudest achievement was earning her law degree.”
On Sept. 11, Ventura County Sheriff’s Department deputies were summoned to a motel room in Newbury Park after workers entered one of the rooms and discovered a suicide note that included a homicide confession and a man in the bathtub who had slit wrists but was alive, according to a search warrant affidavit filed by Los Angeles police.
The man in the bathtub was identified as Jonathan Renteria, 25, and in his note he mentioned his siblings and 1-month-old child, and confessed to killing Bunyan, the affidavit said.
Deputies alerted the Los Angeles Police Department, which sent officers to an apartment in the 5300 block of Franklin Avenue in Hollywood.
With the door locked, the officers opened a window to get inside and “were immediately met with the smell of decomposing flesh,” the affidavit said.
Inside, officers found Bunyan’s dismembered body in the kitchen, according to the affidavit. They continued to search the apartment — looking for the couple’s child — and found a trash bag in the bathroom with arms and legs inside, the document said. The officers did not locate the couple’s child or Renteria’s siblings.
Renteria was eventually booked on suspicion of murder, police said. He was also charged with mutilation, dismemberment and sexual contact with human remains.
According to court records obtained by ABC7, Bunyan and Renteria were married for a year and had a 1-month-old baby.
Renteria allegedly told prosecutors in a recorded interview that he got into a fight with his wife about her “failure to lose weight following her pregnancy,” and that she told him he’d never see their daughter again, ABC7 reported. He “admits to putting the victim in a rear naked chokehold” and killing her.
Her husband killed her for 'failure to lose weight' and threatening to leave him, SoCal prosecutors say
A woman who moved to the U.S. to pursue her dream of becoming a defense attorney was killed and dismembered by her husband in Hollywood, according to authorities.
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By Summer Lin
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Sept. 26, 2025 Updated 2:50 PM PT
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According to a GoFundMe page, 37-year-old June Bunyan took the bar exam in the U.S. and moved from the U.K. to pursue a legal career.
“June was known for her vibrant personality, infectious laugh, and deeply compassionate heart,” according to the page. “Exceptionally accomplished, she held multiple degrees, but her proudest achievement was earning her law degree.”
On Sept. 11, Ventura County Sheriff’s Department deputies were summoned to a motel room in Newbury Park after workers entered one of the rooms and discovered a suicide note that included a homicide confession and a man in the bathtub who had slit wrists but was alive, according to a search warrant affidavit filed by Los Angeles police.
The man in the bathtub was identified as Jonathan Renteria, 25, and in his note he mentioned his siblings and 1-month-old child, and confessed to killing Bunyan, the affidavit said.
Deputies alerted the Los Angeles Police Department, which sent officers to an apartment in the 5300 block of Franklin Avenue in Hollywood.
With the door locked, the officers opened a window to get inside and “were immediately met with the smell of decomposing flesh,” the affidavit said.
Inside, officers found Bunyan’s dismembered body in the kitchen, according to the affidavit. They continued to search the apartment — looking for the couple’s child — and found a trash bag in the bathroom with arms and legs inside, the document said. The officers did not locate the couple’s child or Renteria’s siblings.
Renteria was eventually booked on suspicion of murder, police said. He was also charged with mutilation, dismemberment and sexual contact with human remains.
According to court records obtained by ABC7, Bunyan and Renteria were married for a year and had a 1-month-old baby.
Renteria allegedly told prosecutors in a recorded interview that he got into a fight with his wife about her “failure to lose weight following her pregnancy,” and that she told him he’d never see their daughter again, ABC7 reported. He “admits to putting the victim in a rear naked chokehold” and killing her.
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What a MONSTER! Yes, what happened to the baby???????This is the September reporting of this gruesome killing of June Bunyan. So where is the baby?
Her husband killed her for 'failure to lose weight' and threatening to leave him, SoCal prosecutors say
A woman who moved to the U.S. to pursue her dream of becoming a defense attorney was killed and dismembered by her husband in Hollywood, according to authorities.
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Her husband killed her for ‘failure to lose weight’ and threatening to leave him, SoCal prosecutors say
By Summer Lin
Staff WriterFollow
Sept. 26, 2025 Updated 2:50 PM PT
A woman who moved to the U.S. to pursue her dream of becoming a defense attorney was killed and dismembered by her husband in Hollywood, according to authorities.
- 3 minClick here to listen to this article
According to a GoFundMe page, 37-year-old June Bunyan took the bar exam in the U.S. and moved from the U.K. to pursue a legal career.
“June was known for her vibrant personality, infectious laugh, and deeply compassionate heart,” according to the page. “Exceptionally accomplished, she held multiple degrees, but her proudest achievement was earning her law degree.”
On Sept. 11, Ventura County Sheriff’s Department deputies were summoned to a motel room in Newbury Park after workers entered one of the rooms and discovered a suicide note that included a homicide confession and a man in the bathtub who had slit wrists but was alive, according to a search warrant affidavit filed by Los Angeles police.
The man in the bathtub was identified as Jonathan Renteria, 25, and in his note he mentioned his siblings and 1-month-old child, and confessed to killing Bunyan, the affidavit said.
Deputies alerted the Los Angeles Police Department, which sent officers to an apartment in the 5300 block of Franklin Avenue in Hollywood.
With the door locked, the officers opened a window to get inside and “were immediately met with the smell of decomposing flesh,” the affidavit said.
Inside, officers found Bunyan’s dismembered body in the kitchen, according to the affidavit. They continued to search the apartment — looking for the couple’s child — and found a trash bag in the bathroom with arms and legs inside, the document said. The officers did not locate the couple’s child or Renteria’s siblings.
Renteria was eventually booked on suspicion of murder, police said. He was also charged with mutilation, dismemberment and sexual contact with human remains.
According to court records obtained by ABC7, Bunyan and Renteria were married for a year and had a 1-month-old baby.
Renteria allegedly told prosecutors in a recorded interview that he got into a fight with his wife about her “failure to lose weight following her pregnancy,” and that she told him he’d never see their daughter again, ABC7 reported. He “admits to putting the victim in a rear naked chokehold” and killing her.
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Benghazi attack suspect caught, extradited to US: DOJ
A suspect in the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi has been arrested and brought back to the United States.
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Colorado funeral home owner who pleaded guilty to corpse abuse sentenced to 40 years in prison on state charges
Jon Hallford, a funeral home owner who stashed decomposing bodies and gave families fake ashes, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on state charges of corpse abuse.
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This is a disgustingly light sentence.
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Ex-NFL Star Eddie Lacy Sentenced In 2024 'Extreme DUI' Case
Former NFL star Eddie Lacy pleaded guilty to misdemeanor extreme DUI after he was busted by cops last year with a BAC more than four times the legal limit ... and TMZ Sports has learned the details of his sentencing.
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French office of Elon Musk's X raided by Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit
The search is being carried out by a cybercrime unit in relation to an investigation opened in January 2025, the Paris Prosecutor's Office said.
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Shootings at school and home in British Columbia leave 10 dead including suspect
A school shooting in British Columbia has left seven people dead, with two more found dead at a nearby home. Authorities say the suspected shooter, a woman, also died.
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School shooting in British Columbia.
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Police name Canada school shooting suspect and say six children among victims
Summary
Canadian police name the suspect in a school and home shooting in British Columbia as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar
Eight people were killed and 25 people injured in the attacks at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and a home - police earlier said nine were killed
The dead include an adult female educator, 39, three female students, all aged 12, and two male students, aged 12 and 13
Two other victims, an adult female, 39, and a male youth, 11, were found in a local residence. Police say they were the suspect's mother and step-brother
The suspect also died from what police believe was a self-inflicted wound
They say the suspect was "born as a biological male, who.... approximately six years ago began to transition to female, and identified as female"
Most of the students killed were born in 2012 or 2013. Police "don't have an idea yet" of motive
Police say they attended the suspect's residence on multiple occasions over the past several years, dealing with mental health concerns
0:36Moment police name 18-year-old suspect. 00:00:36, play videoMoment police name 18-year-old suspect
1:11'The nation mourns with you': Tearful PM addresses shooting. 00:01:11, play video'The nation mourns with you': Tearful PM addresses shooting
0:24Footage shows students evacuating and officer entering school. 00:00:24, play videoFootage shows students evacuating and officer entering school
0:54Local journalist at the scene as police respond to shooting. 00:00:54, play videoLocal journalist at the scene as police respond to shooting
0:48'This kind of thing feels like it happens in other places' - BC premier. 00:00:48, play video'This kind of thing feels like it happens in other places' - BC premier
0:50Police believe home and school shootings are 'connected' 00:00:50, play videoPolice believe home and school shootings are 'connected'
0:22Police responded to shooting alert 'within two minutes' 00:00:22, play videoPolice responded to shooting alert 'within two minutes'
Live Reporting
Edited by Emily Atkinson
Watch: How the Tumbler Ridge school shooting unfoldedpublished at 21:49
21:49
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Watch: How the Tumbler Ridge school shooting unfolded
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Mental health support available at Tumbler Ridge community spacepublished at 21:02
21:02
A meeting space has been set up at Tumbler Ridge Community Centre to support those affected in the community.
Arranged by the Tumbler Ridge parent advisory council, the space will allow the school community to come together in the next few days, according to a Facebook post.
"Mental health professionals will be present," it adds.
The committee has also set up a GoFundMe page in collaboration with the mayor and council to support the families affected by the shooting.
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Police name suspect and release details after Tumbler Ridge shootingspublished at 20:37
20:37
We just received a lot of information regarding the shootings in Tumbler Ridge yesterday. Here's what we learned from deputy commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Dwayne McDonald:
The suspect was named as Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, born a "biological male who approximately six years ago began to transition to female"The updated death toll from the school stands at: one female educator, two male students and three female studentsIt was confirmed that the two people who had been shot in a nearby home were the suspect's mother and step-brother. The police were called to the home after they had been called to the school, by a female youth who is related to the suspect and victimsPolice corrected earlier reports that a victim had died on their way to hospitalThe suspect also died from what police believe was a self-inflicted woundTwo firearms were found at the school - one long gun and a modified handgunVan Rootselaar dropped out of school four years ago. When asked if the suspect faced bullying "because of the transition from male to female", McDonald says there's no suggestion of thisPolice had attended the suspect's family home on multiple occasions over several years, dealing with mental health concerns of the suspect. Some interactions concerned weapons
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McDonald says no information to suggest suspect bullied in schoolpublished at 20:30
20:30
We can bring you a bit more from the press conference with deputy commissioner Dwayne McDonald now.
A reporter asked McDonald if he could talk about "any information you have regarding Jesse experiencing bullying at the school [or] any sort of difficulty at the school because of the transition from male to female".
McDonald said he had no information to suggest this was the case, but Jesse Van Rootselaar dropped out of school around four years ago and wasn't attending school.
The deputy commissioner was then asked why police waited so long to confirm the identity of the suspect.
McDonald said this was because they needed to ensure their information was accurate. They also needed to locate the next of kin of the deceased suspect, he added.
That is the end of our coverage of this briefing, and we will bring you a recap shortly.
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More details issued about the victimspublished at 20:23
20:23
A little more detail on the victims now, which is different to some of the information we heard earlier in the press conference.
There were two people, McDonald says, that were airlifted to hospital. He gives no update on their condition.
A police official then gives an update on the deceased. In the school they are:
A 39-year-old female educatorThree female students, all aged 12Two male students, one aged 12 and the other 13
The deceased in the residence are:
One 39-year-old female, the mother of the suspectAn 11-year-old boy, the step-brother of the suspect
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Most victims born in 2012 and 2013, say policepublished at 20:16
20:16
McDonald says there is no information at this point to suggest that any of the victims in the school were specifically targeted.
He says that police are still notifying families of the victims. Most of the victims were "quite young", he continues, and most were born in 2012 and 2013.
The majority of those who were injured did not sustain gunshot wounds, he says, but will not speculate on further details.
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Incident at the residence occurred first, says officerpublished at 20:13
20:13
Giving more details about the shooting of the suspect's family members at a local residence, McDonald says the police were called to this scene after they were called to the school.
The police were called by a young female at around 13:47 local time, McDonald says.
Officers were called because a young female at the home went to her neighbours. This female was a family member of the victims at the home and the suspect, he explains.
The incident at the home occurred first, then the suspect went to the school, he tells the press.
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Police 'don't have an idea yet' of motivepublished at 20:08
20:08
McDonald says the police "don't have an idea yet" as to what the suspect's motive was, and that it's something investigators are "passionately pursuing".
The officer is asked where in the school the victims were killed. He says one victim was found dead in the stairwell, and the rest were located in the school's library.
Asked to comment on the environment of the suspect's family home, McDonald says he cannot comment at this point.
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Canada shooting latest: Police name suspect in Canada school shooting as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar
Police say the dead include an adult female educator, three female students, two male students, plus the suspect's mother and step-brother.
www.bbc.co.uk
Police name Canada school shooting suspect and say six children among victims
Summary
Canadian police name the suspect in a school and home shooting in British Columbia as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar
Eight people were killed and 25 people injured in the attacks at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and a home - police earlier said nine were killed
The dead include an adult female educator, 39, three female students, all aged 12, and two male students, aged 12 and 13
Two other victims, an adult female, 39, and a male youth, 11, were found in a local residence. Police say they were the suspect's mother and step-brother
The suspect also died from what police believe was a self-inflicted wound
They say the suspect was "born as a biological male, who.... approximately six years ago began to transition to female, and identified as female"
Most of the students killed were born in 2012 or 2013. Police "don't have an idea yet" of motive
Police say they attended the suspect's residence on multiple occasions over the past several years, dealing with mental health concerns
0:36Moment police name 18-year-old suspect. 00:00:36, play videoMoment police name 18-year-old suspect
1:11'The nation mourns with you': Tearful PM addresses shooting. 00:01:11, play video'The nation mourns with you': Tearful PM addresses shooting
0:24Footage shows students evacuating and officer entering school. 00:00:24, play videoFootage shows students evacuating and officer entering school
0:54Local journalist at the scene as police respond to shooting. 00:00:54, play videoLocal journalist at the scene as police respond to shooting
0:48'This kind of thing feels like it happens in other places' - BC premier. 00:00:48, play video'This kind of thing feels like it happens in other places' - BC premier
0:50Police believe home and school shootings are 'connected' 00:00:50, play videoPolice believe home and school shootings are 'connected'
0:22Police responded to shooting alert 'within two minutes' 00:00:22, play videoPolice responded to shooting alert 'within two minutes'
Live Reporting
Edited by Emily Atkinson
Watch: How the Tumbler Ridge school shooting unfoldedpublished at 21:49
21:49
01:16
Media caption,
Watch: How the Tumbler Ridge school shooting unfolded
Share
Mental health support available at Tumbler Ridge community spacepublished at 21:02
21:02
A meeting space has been set up at Tumbler Ridge Community Centre to support those affected in the community.
Arranged by the Tumbler Ridge parent advisory council, the space will allow the school community to come together in the next few days, according to a Facebook post.
"Mental health professionals will be present," it adds.
The committee has also set up a GoFundMe page in collaboration with the mayor and council to support the families affected by the shooting.
Share
Police name suspect and release details after Tumbler Ridge shootingspublished at 20:37
20:37
We just received a lot of information regarding the shootings in Tumbler Ridge yesterday. Here's what we learned from deputy commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Dwayne McDonald:
The suspect was named as Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, born a "biological male who approximately six years ago began to transition to female"The updated death toll from the school stands at: one female educator, two male students and three female studentsIt was confirmed that the two people who had been shot in a nearby home were the suspect's mother and step-brother. The police were called to the home after they had been called to the school, by a female youth who is related to the suspect and victimsPolice corrected earlier reports that a victim had died on their way to hospitalThe suspect also died from what police believe was a self-inflicted woundTwo firearms were found at the school - one long gun and a modified handgunVan Rootselaar dropped out of school four years ago. When asked if the suspect faced bullying "because of the transition from male to female", McDonald says there's no suggestion of thisPolice had attended the suspect's family home on multiple occasions over several years, dealing with mental health concerns of the suspect. Some interactions concerned weapons
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McDonald says no information to suggest suspect bullied in schoolpublished at 20:30
20:30
We can bring you a bit more from the press conference with deputy commissioner Dwayne McDonald now.
A reporter asked McDonald if he could talk about "any information you have regarding Jesse experiencing bullying at the school [or] any sort of difficulty at the school because of the transition from male to female".
McDonald said he had no information to suggest this was the case, but Jesse Van Rootselaar dropped out of school around four years ago and wasn't attending school.
The deputy commissioner was then asked why police waited so long to confirm the identity of the suspect.
McDonald said this was because they needed to ensure their information was accurate. They also needed to locate the next of kin of the deceased suspect, he added.
That is the end of our coverage of this briefing, and we will bring you a recap shortly.
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More details issued about the victimspublished at 20:23
20:23
A little more detail on the victims now, which is different to some of the information we heard earlier in the press conference.
There were two people, McDonald says, that were airlifted to hospital. He gives no update on their condition.
A police official then gives an update on the deceased. In the school they are:
A 39-year-old female educatorThree female students, all aged 12Two male students, one aged 12 and the other 13
The deceased in the residence are:
One 39-year-old female, the mother of the suspectAn 11-year-old boy, the step-brother of the suspect
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Most victims born in 2012 and 2013, say policepublished at 20:16
20:16
McDonald says there is no information at this point to suggest that any of the victims in the school were specifically targeted.
He says that police are still notifying families of the victims. Most of the victims were "quite young", he continues, and most were born in 2012 and 2013.
The majority of those who were injured did not sustain gunshot wounds, he says, but will not speculate on further details.
Share
Incident at the residence occurred first, says officerpublished at 20:13
20:13
Giving more details about the shooting of the suspect's family members at a local residence, McDonald says the police were called to this scene after they were called to the school.
The police were called by a young female at around 13:47 local time, McDonald says.
Officers were called because a young female at the home went to her neighbours. This female was a family member of the victims at the home and the suspect, he explains.
The incident at the home occurred first, then the suspect went to the school, he tells the press.
Share
Police 'don't have an idea yet' of motivepublished at 20:08
20:08
McDonald says the police "don't have an idea yet" as to what the suspect's motive was, and that it's something investigators are "passionately pursuing".
The officer is asked where in the school the victims were killed. He says one victim was found dead in the stairwell, and the rest were located in the school's library.
Asked to comment on the environment of the suspect's family home, McDonald says he cannot comment at this point.
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Wow. We usually get the attention (negative) for such crimes, Canada, wow.School shooting in British Columbia.
Canada shooting latest: Police name suspect in Canada school shooting as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar
Police say the dead include an adult female educator, three female students, two male students, plus the suspect's mother and step-brother.
Police name Canada school shooting suspect and say six children among victims
Summary
Canadian police name the suspect in a school and home shooting in British Columbia as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar
Eight people were killed and 25 people injured in the attacks at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and a home - police earlier said nine were killed
The dead include an adult female educator, 39, three female students, all aged 12, and two male students, aged 12 and 13
Two other victims, an adult female, 39, and a male youth, 11, were found in a local residence. Police say they were the suspect's mother and step-brother
The suspect also died from what police believe was a self-inflicted wound
They say the suspect was "born as a biological male, who.... approximately six years ago began to transition to female, and identified as female"
Most of the students killed were born in 2012 or 2013. Police "don't have an idea yet" of motive
Police say they attended the suspect's residence on multiple occasions over the past several years, dealing with mental health concerns
0:36Moment police name 18-year-old suspect. 00:00:36, play videoMoment police name 18-year-old suspect
1:11'The nation mourns with you': Tearful PM addresses shooting. 00:01:11, play video'The nation mourns with you': Tearful PM addresses shooting
0:24Footage shows students evacuating and officer entering school. 00:00:24, play videoFootage shows students evacuating and officer entering school
0:54Local journalist at the scene as police respond to shooting. 00:00:54, play videoLocal journalist at the scene as police respond to shooting
0:48'This kind of thing feels like it happens in other places' - BC premier. 00:00:48, play video'This kind of thing feels like it happens in other places' - BC premier
0:50Police believe home and school shootings are 'connected' 00:00:50, play videoPolice believe home and school shootings are 'connected'
0:22Police responded to shooting alert 'within two minutes' 00:00:22, play videoPolice responded to shooting alert 'within two minutes'
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Watch: How the Tumbler Ridge school shooting unfoldedpublished at 21:49
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Watch: How the Tumbler Ridge school shooting unfolded
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Mental health support available at Tumbler Ridge community spacepublished at 21:02
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A meeting space has been set up at Tumbler Ridge Community Centre to support those affected in the community.
Arranged by the Tumbler Ridge parent advisory council, the space will allow the school community to come together in the next few days, according to a Facebook post.
"Mental health professionals will be present," it adds.
The committee has also set up a GoFundMe page in collaboration with the mayor and council to support the families affected by the shooting.
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Police name suspect and release details after Tumbler Ridge shootingspublished at 20:37
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We just received a lot of information regarding the shootings in Tumbler Ridge yesterday. Here's what we learned from deputy commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Dwayne McDonald:
The suspect was named as Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, born a "biological male who approximately six years ago began to transition to female"The updated death toll from the school stands at: one female educator, two male students and three female studentsIt was confirmed that the two people who had been shot in a nearby home were the suspect's mother and step-brother. The police were called to the home after they had been called to the school, by a female youth who is related to the suspect and victimsPolice corrected earlier reports that a victim had died on their way to hospitalThe suspect also died from what police believe was a self-inflicted woundTwo firearms were found at the school - one long gun and a modified handgunVan Rootselaar dropped out of school four years ago. When asked if the suspect faced bullying "because of the transition from male to female", McDonald says there's no suggestion of thisPolice had attended the suspect's family home on multiple occasions over several years, dealing with mental health concerns of the suspect. Some interactions concerned weapons
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McDonald says no information to suggest suspect bullied in schoolpublished at 20:30
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We can bring you a bit more from the press conference with deputy commissioner Dwayne McDonald now.
A reporter asked McDonald if he could talk about "any information you have regarding Jesse experiencing bullying at the school [or] any sort of difficulty at the school because of the transition from male to female".
McDonald said he had no information to suggest this was the case, but Jesse Van Rootselaar dropped out of school around four years ago and wasn't attending school.
The deputy commissioner was then asked why police waited so long to confirm the identity of the suspect.
McDonald said this was because they needed to ensure their information was accurate. They also needed to locate the next of kin of the deceased suspect, he added.
That is the end of our coverage of this briefing, and we will bring you a recap shortly.
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More details issued about the victimspublished at 20:23
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A little more detail on the victims now, which is different to some of the information we heard earlier in the press conference.
There were two people, McDonald says, that were airlifted to hospital. He gives no update on their condition.
A police official then gives an update on the deceased. In the school they are:
A 39-year-old female educatorThree female students, all aged 12Two male students, one aged 12 and the other 13
The deceased in the residence are:
One 39-year-old female, the mother of the suspectAn 11-year-old boy, the step-brother of the suspect
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Most victims born in 2012 and 2013, say policepublished at 20:16
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McDonald says there is no information at this point to suggest that any of the victims in the school were specifically targeted.
He says that police are still notifying families of the victims. Most of the victims were "quite young", he continues, and most were born in 2012 and 2013.
The majority of those who were injured did not sustain gunshot wounds, he says, but will not speculate on further details.
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Incident at the residence occurred first, says officerpublished at 20:13
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Giving more details about the shooting of the suspect's family members at a local residence, McDonald says the police were called to this scene after they were called to the school.
The police were called by a young female at around 13:47 local time, McDonald says.
Officers were called because a young female at the home went to her neighbours. This female was a family member of the victims at the home and the suspect, he explains.
The incident at the home occurred first, then the suspect went to the school, he tells the press.
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Police 'don't have an idea yet' of motivepublished at 20:08
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McDonald says the police "don't have an idea yet" as to what the suspect's motive was, and that it's something investigators are "passionately pursuing".
The officer is asked where in the school the victims were killed. He says one victim was found dead in the stairwell, and the rest were located in the school's library.
Asked to comment on the environment of the suspect's family home, McDonald says he cannot comment at this point.
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Tresir
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Yeah it's unusual. The shooter, who was a male transitioning to female, killed two family members at home before heading to the school where 5 kids and a teacher were shot before killing him/herself. But some other kids were hurt some other way which isnt yet explained in the article. I was thinking perhaps crush injuries.
Guess Who
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At least SOMEbody is looking at it. I'm not saying he did or didn't actually commit suicide, but the story we were given did not make sense.
Just a PI though. Seattle PD has no intention of reopening the case.