Washington man charged over Tumbler Ridge shooting: what the record shows

US authorities announced on October 6, 2026, that James Cody Bryant, 30, was arrested in Bellingham, Washington, and charged with conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country. The charge relates to the February 2026 shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, in which eight people were killed, six of them children.

The Justice Department's account, as reported, alleges that Bryant was in repeated contact with the shooter. Authorities say he offered advice, sent money, and agreed to livestream the attack. A US official also said Bryant had the information and ability to alert law enforcement but chose not to.

Those are allegations attached to a charge, not findings. The number of counts filed is not established in the available material. The exact date of the Tumbler Ridge shooting is also not given; the reports place it in February 2026.

What the case makes visible is the cross-border dimension. The alleged contact ran between a person in Washington state and a shooter in British Columbia, and it allegedly included a point at which a warning to police was possible. Whether any warning would have changed the outcome is not something the current record can answer.

For now, the verified elements are narrow: an arrest, a charge, and an official account of alleged conduct. The rest — what prosecutors can prove about the nature and timing of the contact, and what it means for how cross-border tips are handled — remains open. The case is at its earliest stage, and the gap between what authorities allege and what a court may find is the central fact to track.

- [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/06/americas/arrest-tumbler-ridge-canada-shooting-latam-intl) - [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw1m4l3jrxlgo)