特朗普岭校园枪击案新进展：美国男子被控共谋在外国谋杀 涉嫌线上协助枪手
2026年10月6日周二，美国司法部宣布，华盛顿州贝灵汉市30岁居民詹姆斯·科迪·布莱恩特（James Cody Bryant）当天上午被捕，被控「共谋在外国谋杀他人」，涉嫌与2026年2月10日发生在不列颠哥伦比亚省特朗普岭（Tumbler Ridge）的校园枪击案有关。据 CNN 与美国检察官办公室当日发布的消息，布莱恩特当天下午在西雅图出庭，听证定于10月20日。
检方指控称，布莱恩特与18岁枪手杰西·范鲁特塞拉尔（Jesse Van Rootselaar）在袭击前约六个月内频繁联系，提供建议、汇款略高于100美元，并同意在 Twitch 上直播袭击过程。西雅图代理联邦检察官尼尔·弗洛伊德在记者会上表示，这笔钱主要用于购买打火机和一双鞋。检方同时称，两人曾讨论寄送武器，但布莱恩特表示不适而拒绝。这些均为指控，尚未经法庭审理，布莱恩特依法享有无罪推定。
2月10日的袭击是加拿大数十年来最致命的校园枪击案，共造成8人死亡，其中包括6名儿童，另有多人受伤。枪手先在家中杀害母亲与11岁的继父之子，随后在特朗普岭中学杀害5名学生和1名教职员工后自尽。不列颠哥伦比亚皇家骑警表示，加方在案发后不久即根据枪手使用的平台信息联系了美国国土安全部。
此案再次把社交与游戏平台在极端暴力事件中的角色推上台面：指控文件引述了两人在 Discord 上的聊天记录，并提及平台报告的时机问题。骑警表示调查仍在继续，不排除涉及其他线上联系人。对特朗普岭这个小镇社区而言，10月的这次逮捕意味着案件远未翻篇，司法程序将在美国与加拿大两地继续推进。
Washington Man Charged With Conspiring to Murder in Tumbler Ridge School Shooting Case
On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, the U.S. Justice Department announced that James Cody Bryant, 30, of Bellingham, Washington, had been arrested that morning on a charge of conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country, in connection with the February 10, 2026, school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. CNN and the U.S. Attorney's Office said Bryant appeared in court in Seattle that afternoon, with a hearing set for October 20.
Prosecutors allege Bryant was in repeated contact with the 18-year-old shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, in the six months before the attack, offering advice, sending a little over $100, and agreeing to livestream the attack on Twitch. Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd told a Seattle press conference the money was mainly for a lighter and a pair of shoes. The complaint also says the two discussed sending weapons, which Bryant refused. These are allegations not yet tested in court, and Bryant is presumed innocent.
The February 10 attack was Canada's deadliest school shooting in decades, leaving eight people dead, including six children, and dozens wounded. Van Rootselaar killed his mother and 11-year-old stepbrother at home, then five students and a staff member at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School before dying by suicide. The B.C. RCMP said Canadian authorities contacted U.S. Homeland Security soon after, based on information from a platform the attacker had used.
The case has again raised questions about the role of social and gaming platforms in extreme violence: the complaint cites chat logs on Discord and the timing of platform reporting. The RCMP said its investigation continues and other online contacts are being examined. For the small community of Tumbler Ridge, the October arrest means the case is far from closed, with legal proceedings now moving forward on both sides of the border.
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