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flag OpenAI didn’t report Jesse Van Rootselaar in 2025 despite flagging his account, but shared data after his 2026 school shooting that killed eight.

flag OpenAI considered alerting Canadian authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar in June 2025 after its systems flagged his account for violent intentions but decided not to report due to insufficient evidence of an imminent threat. flag The account was banned for policy violations. flag After Van Rootselaar carried out a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, in February 2026, killing eight people, OpenAI shared data with the RCMP, which is now investigating digital and physical evidence. flag The attack, one of Canada’s deadliest since 2020, followed a prior incident in which Van Rootselaar killed his mother and stepbrother. flag OpenAI said it remains committed to supporting the investigation and has since strengthened its monitoring protocols.

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