# Tumbler Ridge Killer Used Trans Flag on Guns

> Tumbler Ridge shooter decorated weapons with transgender flag before mass murder.
- Title: Tumbler Ridge Killer Used Trans Flag on Guns · Nationalpost
- Summary: Tumbler Ridge shooter decorated weapons with transgender flag before mass murder. Jesse Van Rootselaar, an 18-year-old trans woman, planned school shooting…
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- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/opinion/tumbler-ridge-killer-decorated-guns-with-transgender-flag-chose-cute-outfit-for-mass-murder
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## Tumbler Ridge School Shooting
An 18-year-old trans woman planned mass murder using transgender flag on guns.

> Jesse Van Rootselaar, an 18-year-old male who identified as female
## Killer Chose Cute Outfit
Killer selected 'cute' outfit for mass murder after planning with co-plotter.

> ugly voice
## Co-Plotter Response
Co-plotter reassured killer it would show 'pretty girl gunning (people) down'.

> pretty girl gunning (people) down
## Arrested Co-Plotter
James Cody Bryant, 30, arrested for helping plan and finance Tumbler Ridge school shooting.

> James Cody Bryant, 30
## Trans Identity Confirmed
Bryant identifies as female using 'she/her' pronouns according to neighbours.

> identifies as a female
## Shooting Details
Eight people, including six children, killed on Feb 10, 2026 before suicide.

> On Feb 10, 2026, Van Rootselaar murdered eight people, including six children
## Key takeaway

Jesse Van Rootselaar, an 18-year-old trans woman, planned school shooting using trans flag on guns and a 'cute' outfit.