Premier Eby says investigation into Tumbler Ridge shooting has entered final stages

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says the police investigation into the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting is in its final stages.

Eby offered the update during a meeting with Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka more than three months after Jesse Van Rootselaar killed eight people, including six schoolchildren, then herself.

Krakowka says he has spent several days in Victoria meeting with provincial officials to make sure that his community has the resources that it needs.

He says the provincial government has been supportive of Tumbler Ridge since the first day, with resources that include mental health professionals who have been helping residents cope with the shock and grief in the small northeastern B.C. community.