# The families of victims of a February school shooting in British Columbia opened seven lawsuits against OpenAI.

*genai · news · 2026-05-01 · CNET*

## Key points

- Families of Canadian school shooting victims filed seven lawsuits against OpenAI in US federal court.
- The shooter was able to create a second ChatGPT account that evaded OpenAI's detection before the attack.
- OpenAI had previously banned the shooter's first account in June for violent activities but did not alert law enforcement.
- Florida officials are investigating whether another shooter used ChatGPT in a separate fatal attack.
- OpenAI has faced increased scrutiny after failing to meet internal revenue and user growth targets.

**Companies:** OpenAI
**Countries:** Canada, United States

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