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Washington resident conspired with Canadian school shooter before attack, officials say

Risingsecond windCoverage went quiet for 5 days, then returned with 10 more reports - 13 voices in all.
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten, 1 description edited2 changes
  1. The Guardian Worldseen 9 Oct, 02:54description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    Justice department detained James Codey Bryant and allege he offered ‘technical advice’ to primary suspect A surprise suspected accomplice has been arrested in connection with a mass school shooting in Canada that was made notorious after an 18-year-old allegedly killed six children after discussing it with the AI chatbot ChatGPT. The US Department of Justice said Tuesday it had detained James Codey Bryant, 30, a resident of western Washington state, on a charge of conspiracy to murder persons...

    Justice department detained James Codey Bryant and allege he offered ‘technical advice’ to primary suspect A surprise suspected accomplice has been arrested in connection with a mass school shooting in Canada that was made notorious after an 18-year-old allegedly killed six children after discussing it with the AI chatbot ChatGPT. The US Department of Justice said on Tuesday it had detained James Codey Bryant, 30, a resident of western Washington state, on a charge of conspiracy to murder...

  2. South China Morning Postseen 9 Oct, 02:54headline rewritten

    US resident arrested in connection to Canada school shootingUS citizen arrested in connection to Canada school shooting

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Tue, 6 October 2026peak 10 reports on Tue, 6 October 2026Sat, 17 October 2026

What it is about

Washington residentCanadian school shooterUS manAP NewsCNNChatGPTThe GuardianWSJAl JazeeraCanadaTumbler RidgeBellingham womanSeattle U.S. residentWashington state residentKIRO 7 NewsNBC NewsDOJWashingtonJames Codey BryantJustice department

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
mynelsonnow.com1 original report
dailymail.com1 original report
South China Morning Post1 original report - edited after publishing
click2houston.com1 original report
mymotherlode.com1 copy echoing click2houston.com
sitkasentinel.com1 copy echoing click2houston.com
sookenewsmirror.com1 original report1 copy echoing kelownacapnews.com
yukon-news.com1 copy echoing sookenewsmirror.com
grandforksgazette.ca1 copy echoing kelownacapnews.com
vicnews.com1 copy echoing kelownacapnews.com
kelownacapnews.com1 original report
ominecaexpress.com1 copy echoing kelownacapnews.com
6 Oct, 18:30over 10 days17 Oct, 00:42

8 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 14 original reports, 7 reprints

  1. Tue, 6 October 2026

    10 reports
    • mynelsonnow.com18:30first to report

      My Nelson Now delivers the latest local news, events, contests, and radio features for Nelson, BC.

    • Google News - Top Stories19:30

      Washington resident conspired with Canadian school shooter before attack, officials say AP News US arrest announced in connection with Canada’s Tumbler Ridge school shooting CNN US man arrested as second suspect in Canada mass school shooting planned with ChatGPT The Guardian American Charged With Aiding Canadian School Shooter WSJ US arrests suspect in connection with Tumbler Ridge school shooting Al Jazeera

    • Google News - Top Stories20:37

      US arrest announced in connection with Canada’s Tumbler Ridge school shooting CNN Bellingham woman charged in connection with deadly Canadian school shooting KIRO 7 News Seattle U.S. resident charged with helping Canadian school shooter in rampage that killed 8 in Tumbler Ridge NBC News US man arrested as second suspect in Canada mass school shooting planned with ChatGPT The Guardian Transgender Washington state resident accused of fueling deadly Canadian school massacre that killed 8: DOJ Fox...

    • Al Jazeera English21:28

      The suspect, from the western state of Washington, allegedly gave money and advice to the attacker over the internet.

    • The Guardian World22:06edited after publishing

      Justice department detained James Codey Bryant and allege he offered ‘technical advice’ to primary suspect A surprise suspected accomplice has been arrested in connection with a mass school shooting in Canada that was made notorious after an 18-year-old allegedly killed six children after discussing it with the AI chatbot ChatGPT. The US Department of Justice said on Tuesday it had detained James Codey Bryant, 30, a resident of western Washington state, on a charge of conspiracy to murder...

    • NYT World22:10

      The U.S. police say a 30-year-old offered the killer advice and cash for supplies at least six months before the rampage in British Columbia that left eight dead.

    • Die Zeit (Germany)22:22

      Ein 30-Jähriger US-Amerikaner soll die mutmaßliche Täterin eines Schusswaffenangriffs in Kanada unterstützt haben. Acht Menschen wurden dabei im Februar getötet.

    • dailymail.com22:34

      James Cody Bryant has been charged after allegedly spending six months helping an 18-year-old plan the devastating Tumbler Ridge school massacre.

    • South China Morning Post22:43edited after publishing

      previouslyUS resident arrested in connection to Canada school shooting

      US authorities arrested ⁠a person in Washington state on Tuesday ⁠who they accuse of providing advice and offering to live-stream a deadly mass shooting carried out earlier this year in Canada. James Cody Bryant, 30, was detained on a charge of conspiracy to murder people in a foreign country in connection to the shooting at ‌Tumbler Ridge, according to the Department of Justice. The charge carries a penalty of up to life in prison. Bryant was in repeated contact with the shooter, Jesse Van...

    • ABC News (Australia)23:43

      A resident of Washington state has been charged with encouraging an 18-year-old to commit one of the worst school shootings in Canada's history by offering to live-stream it.

  2. Wed, 7 October 2026

    1 report
  3. Tue, 13 October 2026

    1 report
  4. Thu, 15 October 2026

    1 report
  5. Sat, 17 October 2026

    1 report

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