# OpenAI faces new lawsuits over Tumbler Ridge mass shooting

https://mins.news/en/item/42770

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-02 22:15 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/2/openai-faces-new-lawsuits-over-tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting-tragedy?traffic_source=rss

> OpenAI is facing 30 newly reported lawsuits in a California federal court over the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in British Columbia, which killed eight people. Teachers and students accuse the company and CEO Sam Altman of negligence and allege that ChatGPT played a role in the tragedy. The suits claim OpenAI knew of the shooter’s violent scenarios but did not alert police.

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