Police in San Bruno, California say the female suspect shot three people, and then killed herself.
The suspect in a shooting at YouTube Headquarters is dead.
San Bruno Police Chief Ed Barberini says three victims were shot and taken to hospital. The suspect killed herself.
Bruno police had earlier tweeted a warning for people to stay away from the area:
We are responding to an active shooter. Please stay away from Cherry Ave & Bay Hill Drive.
— San Bruno Police (@SanBrunoPolice) April 3, 2018
Google (owners of YouTube) Communications released a statement in the wake of the shooting:
“We continue to actively coordinate with local authorities and hospitals. Our security team has been working closely with authorities to evacuate the buildings and ensure the safety of employees in the area.”
People in the YouTube HQ had tweeted as the shooting was ongoing:
Active shooter at YouTube HQ. Heard shots and saw people running while at my desk. Now barricaded inside a room with coworkers.
— Vadim Lavrusik (@Lavrusik) April 3, 2018
Ambulances are in front of the building, sirens everywhere, police with rifles surrounding the building. They are bringing someone down out of the building #youtubeshooting
— Erin (@erinjeanc) April 3, 2018
After existing the room we still didn’t know what was going on but more people were running. Seemed serious and not like a drill.
— Todd Sherman (@tdd) April 3, 2018
We headed towards the exit and then saw more people and someone said that there was a person with a gun. Shit.
— Todd Sherman (@tdd) April 3, 2018
At that point every new person I saw was a potential shooter. Someone else said that the person shot out the back doors and then shot themselves.
— Todd Sherman (@tdd) April 3, 2018
I looked down and saw blood drips on the floor and stairs. Peaked around for threats and then we headed downstairs and out the front.
— Todd Sherman (@tdd) April 3, 2018
Police cruisers pull up, hopped out with rifles ready and I told them where the situation was as I headed down the street to meet up with a couple team members.
— Todd Sherman (@tdd) April 3, 2018
Below is audio from a dispatcher in the area:
Sounds from 911 dispatchers about shooting at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno. https://t.co/ucrZDRamr7 pic.twitter.com/a5Y6CCbQD0
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) April 3, 2018
Spencer Fernando
Photo – Twitter
Gun free zone……no problem…..
Pissed off liberal employee?
And, of course, this will fuel the cry for ‘gun control’ in the States, and will support Bill C-71 here in Canada — wrongly and for the wrong reasons as a result of wrong reasoning. This would perhaps be a good spot to relate two vital and true comments. “There are only two dangerous weapons in the world. The first is suspended neatly between your ears and the second is positioned just between your nose and your chin.” All things emanate from those two sources. And: “No man is safe when freedom fails And good men rot in filthy jails… Read more »