# New court filings say Tumbler Ridge shooter stole family guns while planning attack

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- CBC News, 2026-10-09 03:21 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tumbler-ridge-shooting-fbi-documents-stolen-guns-9.7373452?cmp=rss

> Nearly eight months after the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, new FBI court filings indicate that Jesse Van Rootselaar allegedly spent months amassing weapons before February’s deadly attack, including taking guns from a safe at home.

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