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Sep 2, 2026

Tumbler Ridge shooting survivors file 30 lawsuits against OpenAI

Survivors of the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia have filed 30 lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging the company should have alerted police when it shut down the shooter's disturbing ChatGPT account eight months before the attack.

Sep 2, 2026·5 sources

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▪On February 10, 2026, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed her mother and brother before opening fire at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia.
▪OpenAI's head of strategy, Jason Kwon, stated on September 2, 2026, that the company is approaching the litigation with respect and will engage in good faith.
▪The lawsuits allege that OpenAI failed to alert law enforcement about Jesse Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT interactions describing gun violence scenarios before the February 2026 attack.

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