Relative of Tumbler Ridge shooter is arrested in Alberta, accused of attempted murder
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CALGARY – Alberta RCMP say a relative of Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar has been arrested 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.
They say Jan Van Rootselaar has also been charged with two weapons offences and five counts of failure to comply with release conditions.
Cpl. Troy Savinkoff confirms Jan Van Rootselaar is related to the Tumbler Ridge shooter, who killed herself after shooting dead her mother, half-brother, five schoolchildren and a teacher’s aide in the remote British Columbia community on Feb. 10.
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.
Multiple outlets reported the arrested man is a brother of Jesse Van Rootselaar, but Savinkoff would not speak to their connection beyond that they were related.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 24, 2026.