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OpenAI CEO Apologizes for Not Reporting Tumbler Ridge Shooter

4/25/2026

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Sam Altman, CEO, apologized to Tumbler Ridge after firm failed to notify police about the shooter’s account.
Premier David Eby called the apology necessary but grossly insufficient for devastated families.
The February 10 shooting in Tumbler Ridge killed eight, including five schoolchildren, and injured twenty-five.
OpenAI suspended the shooter’s account in June after detection flagged it for activity but deemed it below police-referral threshold, pledging cooperation with governments on safeguards.

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Sam Altman, CEO, apologized to Tumbler Ridge after firm failed to notify police about the shooter’s account.
Premier David Eby called the apology necessary but grossly insufficient for devastated families.
The February 10 shooting in Tumbler Ridge killed eight, including five schoolchildren, and injured twenty-five.
OpenAI suspended the shooter’s account in June after detection flagged it for activity but deemed it below police-referral threshold, pledging cooperation with governments on safeguards.