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Incident 1375: OpenAI Allegedly Did Not Alert RCMP After ChatGPT Flagged Violent Chats Before British Columbia School Shooting

Description: After the 02/10/2026 school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, OpenAI said a user later identified as the suspect, Jesse Van Rootselaar, had previously used ChatGPT to describe scenarios involving gun violence. Those chats were reportedly auto-flagged and reviewed and the account was banned, but OpenAI says it did not alert the RCMP because it allegedly did not present a credible, imminent threat; the company reportedly contacted police after the attack.

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Alleged: OpenAI and ChatGPT developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed students , Teachers , Tumbler Ridge Secondary School community and minors.
Alleged implicated AI system: ChatGPT

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Incident ID
1375
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2026-02-10
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Incident OccurrenceOpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago
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OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago

OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago

wsj.com

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OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago
wsj.com · 2026

Months before Jesse Van Rootselaar became the suspect in the mass shooting that devastated a rural town in British Columbia, Canada, OpenAI considered alerting law enforcement about her interactions with its ChatGPT chatbot, the company sai…

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