# Tumbler Ridge shooting survivors among 30 new plaintiffs suing OpenAI

https://mins.news/en/video/42139

- Global News, 2026-09-02 13:53 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_JF9WsaF2k

> Thirty additional lawsuits have been filed in California over the deadly February school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., bringing the number of claims against OpenAI and founder Sam Altman to 37. Eight people were killed in the shooting, allegedly carried out by 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar.

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