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Family of FSU shooting victim files lawsuit alleging ChatGPT helped shooter plan attack

The family of Tiru Chabba filed a federal lawsuit again OpenAI and the suspect. Attorneys representing the family of Florida State University shooting victim Tiru Chabba have filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and its artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT, alleging that the company could have done more to prevent the shooting. The complaint, which was filed on Sunday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, also names the shooting suspect, Phoenix Ikner, as a defendant. According to ChatGPT logs released by law enforcement in Florida, Ikner allegedly consulted ChatGPT as he planned the attack and asked pointed questions about gun operations and media coverage.

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Scoop News DeskSpecific city/county not stated, Florida · Published Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 9:56 PM UTCUpdated Friday, September 11, 2026 at 8:27 PM UTC

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The shooting, which took place on the FSU campus on April 17, 2025, injured six people and killed two people – Chabba and Robert Morales, both of whom worked for the university's dining services. Ikner, whose trial is set for October 2026, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder. He even consulted the platform about the busiest time on the FSU campus, according to the logs.

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The family of Tiru Chabba filed a federal lawsuit again OpenAI and the suspect. Attorneys representing the family of Florida State University shooting victim Tiru Chabba have filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and its artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT, alleging that the company could have done more to prevent the shooting. The complaint, which was filed on Sunday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, also names the shooting suspect, Phoenix Ikner, as a defendant. According to ChatGPT logs released by law enforcement in Florida, Ikner allegedly consulted ChatGPT as he planned the attack and asked pointed questions about gun operations and media coverage.
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