US authorities arrest accomplice in Canadian mass school shooting
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James Codey Bryant, Jesse Van Rootselaar, US Department of Justice
Canada, USA
February 2026
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James Codey Bryant has been detained by the US Department of Justice for conspiring with the perpetrator of a mass school shooting in Canada. The suspect, Jesse Van Rootselaar, had previously used ChatGPT to plan the attack.
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