US EditionRCMP investigating threats in Tumbler Ridge after shootings
Authorities seek preservation orders for digital evidence after OpenAI flagged shooter’s ChatGPT posts months before mass shooting that killed eight in a British Columbia community.
- On Feb. 21, 2026, British Columbia Premier David Eby said police are seeking orders to preserve potential evidence held by digital services companies, including social media platforms and AI companies.
- The Wall Street Journal reported that last June, ChatGPT posts by Jesse Van Rootselaar were flagged by OpenAI's system, and employees considered alerting authorities months before the attack.
- On Feb. 10, Jesse Van Rootselaar shot and killed eight people, including six at the local secondary school, before killing herself, and RCMP say a platform contacted police while evidence is being collected and processed.
- After the Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI considered alerting authorities before the shooting, BC Premier David Eby called the reports profoundly disturbing for victims' families and all British Columbians.
- As reporting continues, questions about platform responsibilities and evidence retention remain while investigators collect and process digital records, The Canadian Press reported on Feb. 21, 2026.
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Premier David Eby of British Columbia said the police are seeking orders to retain potential evidence related to the mass killing at Tumbler Ridge that could be held by digital service companies, including social media platforms and artificial intelligence companies.
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CP Allegations of info before Tumbler Ridge shootings 'disturbing': Eby
British Columbia Premier David Eby says police are pursuing orders regarding the preservation of potential evidence related to the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge held by digital services companies, including social media platforms and AI companies.
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Allegations of info before Tumbler Ridge shootings 'disturbing': Eby
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Premier’s statement on online activity and Tumbler Ridge tragedy
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby has released the following statement in response to media reports regarding OpenAI and the shooting in Tumbler Ridge: “Reports that allege OpenAI had related intelligence before the shootings in Tumbler Ridge took place are profoundly disturbing for the victims’ families and all British Columbians. “The pain that these families have […]
CP Allegations of info before Tumbler Ridge shootings ‘disturbing’: Eby
British Columbia Premier David Eby says police are pursuing orders regarding the preservation of potential evidence related to the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge held by digital services companies, including social media platforms and AI companies. The premier's statement comes following a report in the Wall Street Journal that employees with the artificial intelligence company OpenAI considered alerting authorities about the shooter's worrisome…
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