Police in Canada have finally confirmed the B.C. school mass sh—ter is trans. He is 18-year-old Jesse van Rootselaar. (Prior independent reporting reported he had his mother’s surname, Slang, but that was inaccurate.) Police say the gunman began transitioning about six years ago, when he was about 12.

He had dropped out of school when he was about 14. Police confirm that all of the deceased child victims are between 11–13 years old.

Van Rootselaar killed nine people, including his mother, who affirmed his transgender identity, and his 11-year-old brother.

Screenshot of the school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. where the second part of the sh—ting occurred: