US resident James Cody Bryant charged with offering advice, money to Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar in months before killings.
\n\nJames Cody Bryant, a 30-year-old resident of Bellingham, Washington, has been arrested and charged in the United States in connection with the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, earlier this year.
\n\nBryant is charged with conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country. Police allege that he provided advice, money and technical assistance to Tumbler Ridge shooting suspect Jesse Van Rootselaar for six months leading up to the killings.
\n\nPolice said they learned shortly after the shootings that Van Rootselaar had been communicating with someone on Discord. Investigators identified that person as Bryant.
\n\nAccording to police, Bryant agreed to assist Van Rootselaar and offered to record and broadcast a livestream of the shootings. He allegedly sent money to help with the school shooting and also sent a lighter that police say was intended to help construct an explosive device to be detonated during the attack.
\n\nPolice said Bryant had opportunities to contact law enforcement but did not do so. Investigators also allege that he tried on several occasions to talk Van Rootselaar out of carrying out the attack…
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