The threats appear to stem from the transgender community and its supporters.
The shooting left eight dead and 25 injured.
The shooter, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, a biological male living as a “woman,” died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
🇨🇦 Jesse Strang, a trans school shooter in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, was in a trans forum where he discussed his fantasies
He found it hard not to watch violent content as it’s “addictive”https://t.co/nWreEMy94Kpic.twitter.com/bcaFf5aGeq
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo)February 11, 2026
Smith was a vibrant young girl who loved art, anime, and figure skating, with aspirations to attend art school in Toronto. She was one of six victims killed at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, alongside fellow 12-year-olds Abel Mwansa, Zoey Benoit, and her close friend Ticaria Lampert, 13-year-old Ezekiel Schofield, and 39-year-old teacher Shannda Aviugana-Durand.
The family of 12-year-old Kylie Smith, one of the victims of the tumbler ridge shooting, had to cancel funeral on account of death threats.pic.twitter.com/4c5u4TcBeT
— Braeden (@BraedenSorbo)February 22, 2026
The rampage began when Rootselaar killed his own mother and half-brother at home before targeting the school.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
