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Dara Kerr

Tumbler Ridge mass shooting victims file 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI

a mother and child stand at a memorial of candles, flowers and pictures
A mother and son pay their respects at a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on 14 February 2026. Photograph: Christinne Muschi/AP

OpenAI faces 30 new lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting.

The suits, filed on Wednesday, allege the company’s ChatGPT chatbot induced the shooter to carry out the attack in rural Canada in February, in which eight people were killed and dozens more wounded – most of them children.

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