Tumbler Ridge families sue OpenAI for not alerting police to the suspect’s ChatGPT activity

April 29, 2026 Emma Roth

A photo of a memorial at Tumbler Ridge.

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 upcoming initial public offering (IPO).

The Wall Street Journal reports that OpenAI "considered" flagging the 18-year-old's activity to police, which reportedly involved conversations about gun violence, …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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