Crime & Safety
Lawsuit Against OpenAI Details ChatGPT's Alleged Role In FSU Shooting: "They Planned This Shooting Together"
The family of a victim in last year's deadly mass shooting at Florida State University accused ChatGPT of enabling the suspect.
May 12, 2026
The family of one of the victims in last year's deadly mass shooting at Florida State University accused ChatGPT developer OpenAI of enabling the suspect leading up to the attack.
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The suspect, 21-year-old Phoenix Ikner, has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in the 2025 shooting, which is expected to go to trial later this year. Florida's attorney general has also opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI over the shooting.
Two people, Tiru Chabba and Robert Morales, were killed and five others were seriously injured in the shooting on FSU's main campus in Tallahassee. Chabba's family filed the lawsuit against OpenAI and the suspect in federal court Sunday.
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