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Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim sues OpenAI alleging it could have prevented attack

two people next to flowers stuffed animals and candles surrounding a tree
A memorial site after a deadly mass shooting took place at a school in the town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada on 12 February 12, 2026. Photograph: Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters

The family of a child critically injured one of Canada’s worst mass shootings is suing OpenAI, arguing the technology company could have prevented the attack on a school last month.

The lawsuit comes days after the head of OpenAI said he would apologize to the families of a remote Canadian town after violence shattered the tight-knit community.

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