>The teenage suspect in a mass shooting in rural British Columbia had been the subject of a number of police visits in recent years because of mental health issues, authorities say.
>Jesse Van Rootselaar had previously been apprehended and assessed under the Mental Health Act, and used to have a firearms licence.
>On Wednesday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said there was a history of visiting Van Rootselaar's family home in the past several years because of the suspect's mental health struggles.
>"On different occasions the suspect was apprehended for assessment and follow up," said RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald.
>British Columbia Premier David Eby told a news conference outside the Tumbler Ridge town hall late on Wednesday evening they were in contact with the public healthcare system officials to "understand what interactions may have taken place".
>Van Rootselaar was born a biological male, but identified as a female, authorities said.
>Tumbler Ridge has about 2,400 residents, and its secondary school, where the shooting unfolded, has 160 students. Police said Van Rootselaar had dropped out of school four years ago.
>The RCMP also said there had been guns in the suspect's home, which had been seized by police about two years ago.
>Someone in the family, whom police did not name, later successfully petitioned to get the firearms back.
>In a July 2024 Instagram post, the suspect's mother described herself as a "conservative leaning libertarian" and spoke out in support of protecting "trans kids".
>"Do you have any idea how many kids are killing themselves over this kind of hate?" she wrote.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyz2x4yzqgo
Update: The Troon shooter had a mental health hold. This usually indicates psychosis, which is connected to schizo. Cops dropped the gun seizure