Brother of Tumbler Ridge shooter is arrested in Alberta in attempted murder case
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This article was published 24/02/2026 (226 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
CALGARY – RCMP say the older brother of Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar has been arrested in Alberta in an attempted murder investigation.
They say in a statement that Jacob Jan Van Rootselaar was arrested on an outstanding warrant last Thursday in Sylvan Lake, Alta., stemming from a 2024 case in Fort McMurray.
Jan Van Rootselaar has also been charged with two weapons offences and five counts of failure to comply with release conditions.
Staff Sgt. Sabrina Clayton says police have confirmed he is the older brother of the Tumbler Ridge shooter.
Eighteen-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed herself on Feb. 10 after shooting dead her mother, half-brother, five schoolchildren and a teacher’s aide in the remote British Columbia community.
Police say Jan Van Rootselaar was taken before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody ahead of a court appearance at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 24, 2026.