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Demolition of Tumbler Ridge Secondary School is now underway

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Demolition crews have started removing the exterior of Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in northeastern B.C., a process expected to take weeks. The school has been closed since February 10 when 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar opened fire, killing five students and an educator before taking his own life. The province plans to build a new school on a different site, with temporary portable classrooms currently serving as a makeshift replacement. The demolition is the latest step in the aftermath of the shooting, which has been subject to ongoing court proceedings releasing hundreds of pages of documents detailing the incident.

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The demolition of Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia has begun, with crews starting to remove the building's exterior on Monday. The process is expected to take weeks, after which the site will be restored to grass. This comes as a new school is planned for the community, with Premier David Eby stating that students cannot return to the original building due to the tragedy that occurred there. On February 10, an 18-year-old gunman, Jesse Van Rootselaar, opened fire at the school, killing five children and one educator before taking his own life. This incident also involved a triple homicide at Van Rootselaar's home earlier that day, where he killed his mother and half-brother. Last week, court documents detailing the events of the shooting were finally released.

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Topics

B.C. RCMP The Peace River South School District Tumbler Ridge

Subjects

B.C. GPE · 1× David Eby PERSON · 1× Jesse PERSON · 1× Jesse Van Rootselaar PERSON · 1× Jonathan Paquin PERSON · 1× RCMP ORG · 1× Rootselaar PERSON · 1× The Peace River South School District ORG · 1× Tumbler Ridge GPE · 1× Van Rootselaar PERSON · 1×

Narrative

A sworn police document known as an ITO, written by RCMP Const. Jonathan Paquin, confirms: “Jesse had mental health problems and was fascinated by firearms.”

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Demolition of Tumbler Ridge Secondary School is now underway · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

Crews began removing the building’s exterior on Monday and photos from the scene show some walls torn off and rubble on the ground. asserted

walls → begin → ground

The Peace River South School District said the demolition is expected to take weeks. asserted

demolition → say → weeks

Once the structure is removed, work will continue through the fall to restore the site to grass. asserted

work → remove → grass

The province has pledged to build a new school in the community in a different location and Premier David Eby said in May that students cannot return to the building where such a devastating tragedy took place. uncertain

tragedy → pledge → place

Students will be attending classes in temporary portable classrooms until a new school is built in a different location. asserted

school → attend → location

Five children and an educator were killed when 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar opened fire at the school in northeastern B.C. on Feb. 10. asserted

Rootselaar → kill → Feb.

Before the school shooting, Rootselaar killed their mother and half-brother at their home. asserted

Rootselaar → kill → home

Van Rootselaar died at the school from a self-inflicted gunshot injury. asserted

Rootselaar → die → injury

Last week, hundreds of pages of court documents detailing what happened during the shooting were finally released. asserted

what → detail → shooting

Media outlets from across the country fought for transparency on behalf of the victims’ families, the community of Tumbler Ridge and the nation. asserted

outlets → fight → Ridge

The files reveal chilling new details about the killer, but a lot of information is still being withheld from the public. asserted

lot → reveal → public

A sworn police document known as an ITO, written by RCMP Const. Jonathan Paquin, confirms: “Jesse had mental health problems and was fascinated by firearms.” asserted

Jesse → swear → firearms