Canada School Shooting
In this photo taken with a smartphone, Mike Herrington, the FBI special agent in charge, speaks to the media while Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd, right, listens, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Seattle.
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Federal authorities say a 30-year-old from Washington state conspired with an 18-year-old to commit a February mass shooting at a school in Canada. The U.S. attorney’s office in Seattle on Tuesday said James Cody Bryant of Bellingham communicated with the shooter for six months ahead of time. Authorities say Jesse Van Rootselaar killed two family members at home before attacking a nearby school, killing six more and wounding 25 others. Van Rootselaar was later found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officials say Bryant did not report the shooter’s plans to authorities and conspired to broadcast the attacks.
