FBI Complaint Details Guns, Ammunition in Tumbler Ridge Shooting
The complaint says Van Rootselaar discussed ammunition, a 3D-printed foregrip and a conversion device in online chats before the attack.
- An FBI complaint released Tuesday details the guns used in the Tumbler Ridge shooting, revealing Van Rootselaar told James Bryant on Discord she possessed a 3D-printed foregrip, firearm magazines and a "switch" device for an SKS rifle, likely a "machine-gun conversion device."
- Bryant, 30, of Bellingham, Washington, is charged with conspiracy to murder in a foreign country after allegedly conspiring with Van Rootselaar for months, during which she stole firearms and ammunition from her family and hid them "in preparation for a mass shooting."
- Photos in the complaint show Van Rootselaar posing with an olive-green rifle decorated with the blue, white and pink bands of the transgender Pride flag, alongside a Canuck-branded shotgun she said would also be used in the attack.
- Bryant allegedly encouraged Van Rootselaar by praising the decorated weapons, telling her "stickers would be so funny to be seen in photos of the incident," and allegedly told the FBI that Van Rootselaar "ended up using some of these same items during the Tumbler Ridge shooting."
- RCMP Commissioner Elija Rain confirmed investigators have made substantial progress while limiting public disclosures "because of the need to ensure our investigative theories and actions were not compromised," with evidence showing planning began in December 2025.
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FBI depicts the Tumbler Ridge shooter's guns, including 'SKS' once confiscated by RCMP
An FBI complaint against a Washington state suspect accused of conspiring with the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter for months provides extensive new details about the guns that may have been used in the attack, and how the teenage killer may have obtained them.
The Toronto Star
FBI depicts Tumbler Ridge shooter’s guns, including ‘SKS’ once confiscated by RCMP
An FBI complaint against a Washington state suspect accused of conspiring with the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter for months provides extensive new details about the guns that may have been
Winnipeg Free Press
FBI depicts Tumbler Ridge shooter's guns, including 'SKS' once confiscated by RCMP
An FBI complaint against a Washington state suspect accused of conspiring with the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter for months provides extensive new details about the guns that may have been used in the attack, and how the teenage killer may have obtained them.
One of the guns was an SKS, court documents reveal
While the RCMP has avoided releasing any information about the weapons used in the February 10 shooting, a court filing by the FBI has revealed more than was previously known. According to Special Agent Joseph Rico, who interviewed James Cody Bryant, the shooter claimed to have stolen “guns and ammunition” from the family’s gun safe […]
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