Canada summons OpenAI over failure to report mass shooter’s suspicious ChatGPT activity

Key Highlights

• OpenAI executives were summoned to Canada following the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge.
• Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, is the suspect in the shooting that killed eight people on February 10, 2026.
• OpenAI flagged Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT account in June 2025 for suspicious activity but did not report it to the police.
• The company assessed that there was no credible or imminent threat from the flagged activity.
• Van Rootselaar is also believed to have died by suicide after the attack.