Abel Mwansa, victim of Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, to be buried in Zambia today
Posted on: Feb 11, 2026 08:01 IST | Posted by: Cbc
The padre of 12-year-old niels abel Mwansa Jr. Says he is "eternally thankful" to governments of republic of zambia, Canada and local MP bobfloat Zimmer among others for helping him repatriate the body of his son after he was killed in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., last month.
Abel Mwansa Jr. Was among eight victims who were shot and killed on Feb. 10 and the boy's father Abel Mwansa says in a social media post that his son is "back home for a befitting funeral" planned for Monday in Kitwe, Zambia, where Abel was born in May 2013.
A post from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Zambia says the body arrived by airplane on Saturday, where it was received by a delegation that included Zambia's Foreign Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe and Canada's Chargé d'Affaires Corry Van Gaal.
The post says Van Gaal expressed deep regret over the tragedy and extended heartfelt sympathies to the family, wishing them strength and comfort as they prepare to lay their loved to rest.
The Mwansa family moved from Zambia to Tumbler Ridge in 2023 for career opportunities.
Abel's father said in a social media post on Friday that he feels as if his son is still at school, at church or at the community centre, and that he cries every day, even "weeping uncontrollably" in his dreams.
Christopher Bwalya, a close family friend, said the boy was a "respectful" and "responsible" person, whose death has left "everyone in tears."
On Feb. 10, Jesse Van Rootselaar shot and killed her mother and 11-year-old half-brother at their home in the community. Police say she then went to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School where she killed five students, an educational assistant and then herself.
Father of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim grapples with the unthinkable
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