Tumbler Ridge Shooting Survivors File 30 Lawsuits Against OpenAI
The survivors contend that the company should have notified the police when it shut down the shooter’s disturbing ChatGPT account eight months before the February attack in British Columbia.
TL;DR
- 30 new lawsuits have been filed against OpenAI by survivors of a British Columbia mass shooting.
- Lawsuits allege OpenAI should have notified police after shutting down the shooter's ChatGPT account eight months before the attack.
- The shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed her mother, brother, five students, and an educational assistant before dying by suicide.
- OpenAI acknowledges banning the account in June 2025 due to a usage policy violation but did not contact authorities.
- The company stated they did not find credible and imminent planning meeting their threshold for law enforcement referral.
- Lawsuits cite a report suggesting some OpenAI employees urged contacting the police, but leaders allegedly overruled safety teams.