'18-Year-Old Woman With Mental Health Issues': How Mainstream Media Outlets Described Canadian Transgender School Shooter

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The transgender perpetrator of Tuesday's attack on a Canadian high school in British Columbia, Jesse Van Rootselaar, was born male and began transitioning six years ago, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Here's how mainstream media reports described him. Associated Press Suspect in Canada shooting is identified as an 18-year-old with history of police visits to her home "The suspect in a school shooting in Canada was an 18-year-old who had a history of police visits to her home to