A mother and son pay their respects at a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ‘deeply sorry’ over Tumbler Ridge shooting

24 Apr 2026, 19:23 by The Canadian Press · CityNews

SAN FRANCISCO — The head of OpenAI says he is deeply sorry that his company didn’t alert law enforcement to worrisome online behavior of the person in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., before she shot and killed eight people earlier this year.

Sam Altman says in a letter shared on B.C. Premier David Eby’s social media that while he knows words can never be enough, he believes “an apology is necessary to recognize the harm and irreplaceable loss the community has suffered.”

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