西雅图居民 10 月 6 日被捕 被控协助加拿大校园枪击案
据《今日美国》报道，华盛顿州联邦执法部门 10 月 6 日逮捕了 30 岁的西雅图居民詹姆斯·科迪·布莱恩特（James Cody Bryant），指控其与今年早些时候加拿大一起造成 6 人死亡、多人受伤的校园枪击案有关。布莱恩特被控“共谋在外国杀人”，涉案的是 2 月 10 日发生在不列颠哥伦比亚省 Tumbler Ridge 中学的枪击案。
据美国司法部通报，在袭击发生前的六个月里，布莱恩特与枪手杰西·范·鲁特塞拉尔（Jesse Van Rootselaar）保持频繁联系。刑事诉状详细列举了布莱恩特涉嫌鼓励与协助袭击计划的行为：提供实施杀戮的战术建议、寄钱给枪手购买用于引爆炸药的打火机、指导如何删除网络聊天记录，甚至主动提出直播袭击过程。
代理联邦检察官尼尔·弗洛伊德（Neil Floyd）表示：“Tumbler Ridge 中学枪击案对那个小社区乃至整个加拿大都是一场可怕的悲剧。得知一名华盛顿州西部的居民参与其中——为枪手提供建议、技术指导和资金——更令人深感不安。”
枪击案发生于 2 月 10 日当地时间下午约 1 点 20 分。范·鲁特塞拉尔先在家中杀害两人，随后驾车前往学校，开枪打死 5 名 12 至 13 岁的儿童和一名教学助理。官方称，枪手随后与警方交火并自杀。FBI 西雅图办公室负责人 W. 迈克·赫林顿表示，枪手指望布莱恩特来放大袭击直播的传播。
布莱恩特于 10 月 6 日被捕，若罪名成立将面临长期联邦监禁。
（来源：今日美国、美国司法部）
Seattle Resident Arrested Oct. 6 Over Alleged Role in Deadly Canada School Shooting
Federal authorities in Washington state arrested 30-year-old Seattle resident James Cody Bryant on October 6 in connection with a school shooting in Canada earlier this year that left six people dead and several others injured, USA Today reported. Bryant faces charges of conspiracy to kill people in a foreign country for his alleged role in the February 10 shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia.
According to the Department of Justice, Bryant was in frequent communication with the alleged shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, in the six months leading up to the attack. The criminal complaint details how Bryant allegedly encouraged and aided the plan — offering tactical advice on carrying out the killing, sending money for a lighter to be used to ignite explosives, advising on how to delete online messages, and even offering to broadcast the attack.
'The Tumbler Ridge Secondary School shooting was a horrific tragedy for that small community and for all of Canada,' Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd said. 'It is even more profoundly disturbing to learn that a resident of Western Washington had a role in the attack and took steps — providing counsel, technical advice, and money to the shooter.'
The shooting took place at about 1:20 p.m. local time on February 10. Van Rootselaar killed two people at home before driving to the school, where five children ages 12 and 13 and an educational assistant were fatally shot. Van Rootselaar later exchanged gunfire with police and died by suicide, officials said. FBI Seattle special agent in charge W. Mike Herrington said the shooter was depending on Bryant to amplify a livestream of the attack.
Bryant was taken into custody on October 6 and faces a lengthy federal prison sentence if convicted.
(Source: USA Today, U.S. Department of Justice)
图片来源：图：暮色中的西雅图天际线与太空针塔。摄影：Guywelch2000，CC BY 4.0，取自 Wikimedia Commons
