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DOJ reveals school shooter’s transgender-themed weapons — and the American accused of helping plan a massacre

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BS BULLETIN:

  • The Justice Department released photographs of weapons displayed with transgender pride imagery as part of its investigation into the deadly Tumbler Ridge school shooting in Canada.

  • Federal prosecutors charged Washington state resident James Cody Bryant with conspiring to help the 18-year-old shooter plan the February attack that left eight victims dead.

  • Investigators allege Bryant knew about the plot for months, discussed livestreaming the killings and provided practical assistance — yet never warned authorities.

Eight people were murdered in a Canadian school shooting. Now federal prosecutors say an American man knew what was coming, discussed the plans with the killer and allegedly helped make the massacre possible.

And the evidence is difficult to comprehend.

The Justice Department has released photographs, Discord messages, and other details from its investigation into the February 10 mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.

The images include firearms displayed with transgender pride imagery, including a rifle with a transgender flag-colored sticker and a similarly colored suppressor.

Those photographs attracted considerable attention online. But the messages between the shooter and an alleged American accomplice tell an even more disturbing story.

According to federal prosecutors, James Cody Bryant, 30, of Bellingham, Washington, spent months communicating with 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, who killed eight people before dying by suicide.

Six victims were killed at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, including five students and an educational assistant. Two family members were killed before the school attack.

The Justice Department alleges Bryant knew about the planned violence, encouraged aspects of it, and helped the shooter prepare. Not for a few minutes. For months. Among the most chilling details in the criminal complaint are discussions about livestreaming the attack.

In one message, Van Rootselaar allegedly wrote: “I don’t mind so long as I get a single kill on camera.”

In another exchange, the shooter discussed how many people would have to die to surpass previous Canadian mass shootings. The conversations weren’t merely expressions of anger. Prosecutors describe detailed discussions about weapons, tactics, possible victims, and recording the killings.

Bryant allegedly offered assistance with livestreaming equipment and sent money intended to help construct an explosive device. Investigators also say he helped Van Rootselaar figure out how to start a vehicle on the day of the massacre.

That last allegation is particularly disturbing.

According to prosecutors, the shooter had already killed two family members before heading to the school. And an American contact who allegedly knew about the plan was still providing assistance.

Bryant has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country. The newly released photographs also attracted attention because of the shooter’s transgender identity and the imagery displayed with the weapons.

Van Rootselaar identified as transgender. Bryant also reportedly identified as transgender. One photograph shows a firearm bearing a sticker in the colors of the transgender pride flag. Another shows a rifle with a similarly colored suppressor.

Conservative commentator KanekoaTheGreat circulated the images on X, alongside excerpts from the criminal complaint.

Elon Musk responded: “And yet again it happens.”

Social media comments questioned why the transgender-themed imagery had not received greater attention in news coverage. Some commenters argued that the photographs were relevant details that should be reported plainly.

In a January message, Van Rootselaar allegedly wrote: “Idc about their lives. The only tragedy is the loss of my own life.”

Federal investigators say Bryant sometimes urged the shooter to reconsider. But prosecutors allege he continued providing assistance and never contacted law enforcement. That distinction could become central to the criminal case.

Prosecutors will have to establish that Bryant knowingly joined the alleged murder plot. The Justice Department believes its evidence supports that charge.

The families of the victims, meanwhile, are left with a devastating reality: Investigators say the plans were being discussed months before the killings. And the public is now seeing some of those conversations for the first time.

MY QUICK TAKE

There’s a detail in this case that I cannot get past.

The shooter reportedly couldn’t get the family car started.

Think about that. After months of discussing a massacre, after two family members had allegedly already been murdered, there was still an opportunity for somebody who knew the plan to call authorities.

Instead, prosecutors say the American contact helped troubleshoot the car.

We spend an enormous amount of time arguing about warning signs after school shootings. Here, investigators allege the warnings were practically written in neon lights.

And yes, the transgender-themed weapons photographs are part of the evidence. They deserve accurate reporting, just like any other relevant detail investigators release. But the most consequential question isn’t whether the media reported the colors on a rifle.

It’s whether someone who allegedly knew about a murder plot, helped prepare for it, and promised not to tell police could have prevented the killings by making one phone call.

The Justice Department is now trying to hold that person accountable.

The victims’ families will never get those eight lives back.

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1 Comment

  1. Ron Hopkins on October 8, 2026 at 7:19 pm

    Another trans gender shooting! Gee, I wonder why these items didn’t get reported on the news!
    Yes, how many shootings by transgender nuts now? Oh, the news isn’t counting! That’s strange!
    All I hear from the nuts on the left is how many are killing themselves if they don’t get help changing. Now let’s get those real numbers, and compare them to how many they kill, even if they do change!
    We are destroying our children’s lives because they are brainwashed by the left. Just another day of F::k America for the left!
    Oh, don’t worry, the Republicans will have another committee hearing.

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