Seven Families Just Sued OpenAI and Sam Altman for $1 Billion Over the Tumbler Ridge School Shooting

The allegations are unproven. But what the complaint describes, and what OpenAI has already conceded, should concern anyone paying attention.

On February 10, 2026, an 18-year-old named Jesse Van Rootselaar killed her mother and half-brother in their home in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.

She then drove to the local secondary school and shot five children, ages 12 and 13, and a 39-year-old education assistant, before killing herself.