India, Feb. 12 -- Eighteen-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar has been identified as the suspect behind the Tumbler Ridge shooting in Canada, which left nine people dead, including the shooter. As Canada continues to reel in from this mass shooting, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has shared new information regarding the attack and the suspect.

The 18-year-old suspect is also transgender. As per police officials, Jesse was assigned male at birth, but began transitioning to female about six years ago.

Speaking in a press conference, the RCMP said Van Rootselaar first shot her mother and stepbrother at their residence before moving to the school for the attack.

The suspect's mother, Jennifer Strang, 39 and her 11-year-old stepbrother were f...