{"id":2570113,"date":"2026-02-15T07:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T12:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reuters-goes-out-of-its-way-to-brand-male-trans-mass-shooter-a-woman\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T07:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T12:57:29","slug":"reuters-goes-out-of-its-way-to-brand-male-trans-mass-shooter-a-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reuters-goes-out-of-its-way-to-brand-male-trans-mass-shooter-a-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Reuters Goes Out of Its Way to Brand Male Trans Mass Shooter a Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freuters-goes-out-of-its-way-to-brand-male-trans-mass-shooter-a-woman%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2570113&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article discusses media coverage<\/a> of a mass shooting at a Canadian school in British columbia, focusing on the controversy over gender identification and pronoun usage. The suspect,who killed nine people and later died by suicide,had been described by police as \u201ca woman in a dress with brown hair\u201d before official identification. Reuters identified the suspect as Jesse Van Rootselaar and published a piece headlined that the shooter was an \u201c18-year-old woman with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester ...\">mental health issues<\/a>,\u201d amid broader debate about misgendering. A Twitter post cited in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/child-abusers-top-ices-list-of-worst-of-the-worst-illegal-aliens-4\/\" title=\"Child Abusers Top ICE&#039;s List Of &#039;... Of The ...&#039; Illegal Aliens\">piece criticizes media<\/a> for misgendering the deceased, arguing that factual accuracy should come before ideology. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald stated the person had identified as female for several years despite being born male. The article notes the suspect\u2019s background included family concerns and mental health issues, and mentions that more than 25 people where injured in the attack. British Columbia\u2019s public-safety minister called the massacre one of the worst in the province and country\u2019s history.It also references how other outlets handled pronouns in related cases, and notes Reuters did not promptly respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Reuters labeled a male self-described transgender suspected mass shooter a female after the individual allegedly killed nine people at a Canadian school.<\/p>\n<p>Police reportedly referred to the suspect as &ldquo;a woman in a dress with brown hair&rdquo; in a Tuesday alert prior to the individual being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/feb\/11\/tumbler-ridge-school-shooting-live-updates-number-dead-suspect-deceased\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">identified<\/a> as a transgender named Jesse Van Rootselaar. Reuters published an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/canada-sending-top-minister-scene-school-shooting-says-carney-2026-02-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">article<\/a> headlined, &ldquo;Canadian school shooter identified as 18-year-old woman with mental health issues&rdquo; as of Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Journalism is meant to clarify reality, not reshape it. The deceased suspect in one of Canada&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-did-nothing-beto-orourke-tears-into-gov-abbott-moments-after-derailing-his-press-conference\/\" title=\"\u2018He Did Nothing\u2019: Beto O\u2019Rourke Tears Into Gov. Abbott Moments After Derailing His Press Conference\">worst mass shootings<\/a> is 18-year-old Jesse Strang, a biological male who ID&rsquo;s as transgender. Yet all legacy press describes the killer as &ldquo;female.&rdquo;<br \/> Facts should come before ideology <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mxp6bs5lSn\">pic.twitter.com\/mxp6bs5lSn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gerald Posner (@geraldposner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geraldposner\/status\/2021580884785176898?\">February 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reuters reported in the article that Canadian police identified the suspect, who committed suicide after the massacre, as a woman.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald, commander of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in British Columbia, said the suspect had been identifying as a female for several years despite being born male, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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McDonald said.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters also reported that the suspect &ldquo;first killed her mother, 39, and 11-year-old step-brother at the family home,&rdquo; using a female pronoun for the alleged mass murderer.<\/p>\n<p>Over 25 individuals were injured in the attack,&nbsp;CBC News&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/school-shooting-ten-dead-british-columbia-9.7084222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>British Columbia&rsquo;s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Nina Krieger reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11662457\/tumbler-ridge-bc-school-shooting-worst-mass-shootings-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called<\/a> the massacre &ldquo;one of the worst mass shootings in our province&rsquo;s and country&rsquo;s history.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The social media footprint allegedly linked to Van Rootselaar reveals the suspect&rsquo;s path to radicalization, including identity issues and biological confusion.<\/p>\n<p>Outlets including The Washington Post, NBC News, and The Daily Mail also referred to Robin Westman, another male self-described transgender who killed two children in August, by preferred feminine pronouns in their coverage regarding the Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Westman, 23, killed an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old, and injured 17 others after opening fire through the window of the Annunciation Catholic Church during a school Mass service before committing suicide.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation&rsquo;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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Before the person was publicly named Jesse Van Rootselaar, police reportedly referred to the suspect as \u201ca woman in a dress with brown hair\u201d in a Tuesday alert.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Reuters published a piece titled \u201cCanadian school shooter identified as 18-year-old woman with mental health issues\u201d by Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Gerald Posner\u2019s tweet is cited, arguing that journalism should clarify reality rather than reshape it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The deceased suspect has been identified as 18-year-old Jesse Strang, a biological male who identifies as transgender, yet many legacy outlets describe the killer using female pronouns. The point is made that facts should come before ideology.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Reuters noted that Canadian police identified the suspect, who killed himself after the massacre, as a woman. 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