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James Cody Bryant indicted in Tumbler Ridge shooting conspiracy
A grand jury in Washington State has indicted James Cody Bryant, 30, for conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country. The indictment relates to the February 10 mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, which resulted in seven deaths, including the shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar. The indictment alleges Bryant agreed as early as August 2025 to record and livestream the shooting.
Separately, in British Columbia, the Crown has rested its case in the second-degree murder trial of Adam Troy Mann. Mann is accused of the June 2024 stabbing death of Tori Dunn during an alleged home invasion in Surrey’s Port Kells neighbourhood. Forensic testimony included DNA evidence from a kitchen knife, which experts stated was a highly probable match to Dunn, with a likelihood of one in 290 quintillion that the blood belonged to someone else.
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Adam Troy Mann · James Cody Bryant · Janny Lau · Jesse Van Rootselaar · New Westminster Supreme Court · RCMP · RCMP National Forensics Laboratory · Tori Dunn · Trafford Wace · Tumbler Ridge Secondary School · U.S. Attorney’s Office · Western District of Washington
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 9 SOURCES] Adam Troy Mann is on trial for second-degree murder. cloverdalereporter.com · agassizharrisonobserver.com · cowichanvalleycitizen.com · northernsentinel.com · abbynews.com
- [● 6 SOURCES] DNA expert Janny Lau testified about her role in interpreting DNA profiles and performing statistical analysis. cloverdalereporter.com
- [● 9 SOURCES] The alleged murder occurred in June 2024 during a home invasion in Surrey’s Port Kells neighbourhood. cloverdalereporter.com · agassizharrisonobserver.com · cowichanvalleycitizen.com · northernsentinel.com · abbynews.com
- [● 9 SOURCES] The likelihood that the blood on the knife blade came from someone other than Tori Dunn is one in 290 quintillion. cloverdalereporter.com · agassizharrisonobserver.com · cowichanvalleycitizen.com · northernsentinel.com · abbynews.com
- [● 9 SOURCES] Blood found on the center blade of a large kitchen knife was a highly probable match to Tori Dunn. cloverdalereporter.com · agassizharrisonobserver.com · cowichanvalleycitizen.com · northernsentinel.com · abbynews.com
- [● 9 SOURCES] Trafford Wace testified that a kitchen knife was missing from his home following the alleged home invasion. cloverdalereporter.com · agassizharrisonobserver.com · cowichanvalleycitizen.com · northernsentinel.com · abbynews.com
- [● 14 SOURCES] James Cody Bryant was indicted by a Washington State grand jury for conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country. similkameenspotlight.com · chemainusvalleycourier.ca · westknews.com · grandforksgazette.ca · interior-news.com · +9 more
- [● 14 SOURCES] The indictment alleges Bryant committed several overt acts to further the school shooting conspiracy. similkameenspotlight.com · chemainusvalleycourier.ca · westknews.com · grandforksgazette.ca · interior-news.com · +9 more
- [● 14 SOURCES] Bryant allegedly agreed to record and broadcast the shooting over the internet as early as August 2025. similkameenspotlight.com · chemainusvalleycourier.ca · westknews.com · grandforksgazette.ca · interior-news.com · +9 more