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.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- openai
Alleged Developers
- openai
- chatbot-developers
- large-language-model-developers
Harmed Parties
- tumbler-ridge-secondary-school-community
- teachers
- students
- minors
- high-school-students
- educational-communities
Classification
Risk Domain
Socioeconomic & EnvironmentalRisk Subdomain
6.5. Governance failure
MIT Risk Profile
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