Canada mass shooting: Shooter identified as transgender female; mother, stepbrother among victims

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Unlike the US to the south, Canada has stricter gun laws and has fewer shootings and mass attacks are rare.
41% : As the country mourned the rare massacre in the nation of strict gun laws, Canadian federal police Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald identified the shooter as Jesse Van Rootselaar, an 18-year-old male who began transitioning to female six years ago.

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