US EditionFamilies of Canadian mass shooting victims sue OpenAI, CEO Altman in US court
Families allege OpenAI ignored warning signs in ChatGPT chats and failed to alert police, as lawyers seek jury trials in more than two dozen cases.
- Seven families filed lawsuits against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in a California court on Wednesday, accusing the company of negligence in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting that killed eight people in February.
- OpenAI safety staff flagged Jesse Van Rootselaar's account for "gun violence activity and planning" in June 2025, yet leadership chose to deactivate the account instead of alerting the Royal Canadian Mounted Police despite internal urging.
- On February 10, Van Rootselaar killed eight people, including six children, at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School; a complaint for 12-year-old Maya Gebala alleges the shooter "continued using ChatGPT to plan the attack" after creating a second account.
- An OpenAI spokesperson stated the company has a "zero-tolerance policy" and has "already strengthened our safeguards," while Justice Minister Sean Fraser told officials the government expects changes or will intervene.
- Lawyer Jay Edelson expects to file more than two dozen legal actions with jury trials anticipated next year, aiming to hold OpenAI leadership accountable for prioritizing company interests over public safety.
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Tumbler Ridge families sue OpenAI for not alerting police to the suspect’s ChatGPT activity
Seven families of victims injured or killed in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting in Canada have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing the company and its leadership of negligence after they failed to alert police to the suspected shooter's ChatGPT activity. The families allege OpenAI stayed silent after its systems flagged activity by shooting suspect Jesse Van Rootselaar in order to protect the company's reputation and upco…
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Families of Canada school shooting victims sue OpenAI over shooter's use of ChatGPT
The families of victims of a school shooting in a remote Canadian Rockies town are suing artificial intelligence company OpenAI in a U.S. federal court, alleging that the ChatGPT maker failed to alert police to the shooter’s alarming interactions with…
Families of Tumbler Ridge mass shooting victims suing OpenAI in California
The families of the victims of one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history are taking OpenAI to court in California "to pursue landmark damage awards," according to firm Rice Parsons Leoni & Elliott.
OpenAI could have stopped Canadian trans teen’s school shooting — but didn’t because of greed: bombshell lawsuits
OpenAI could have stopped trans teen Jesse Van Rootselaar’s slaughter that killed eight people — but was too greedy to install safeguards to rein in the ChatGPT bot advising the nut, according to a slew of new lawsuits.
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