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YouTube shooting: Police respond to incident at California HQ | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Police in Northern California say they are responding to an incident involving an "active shooter" at YouTube headquarters. | Police in Northern California say they are responding to an incident involving an "active shooter" at YouTube headquarters. |
Gunshots were reported at the company's campus in San Bruno, south of San Francisco. | Gunshots were reported at the company's campus in San Bruno, south of San Francisco. |
Several people have been taken to hospital but their condition is unknown. | |
US media are reporting a female suspect is dead, citing law enforcement sources. | |
Ambulances are at the scene and authorities have warned the public to stay out of the area. | Ambulances are at the scene and authorities have warned the public to stay out of the area. |
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital has said it is treating patients from the incident. No details were provided on their condition. | Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital has said it is treating patients from the incident. No details were provided on their condition. |
The Stanford Health Care health system has said it is treating four to five people from the shooting, ABC News reports. | |
One employee at a nearby fast food restaurant told Fox station KTVU he had treated a young woman who suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. He said he had fashioned a makeshift tourniquet from a bungee cord as they waited for first responders. | |
Some of the injured were reportedly hurt as they fled the building. | |
Some 1,700 people work at the YouTube HQ. Google said it was "coordinating with authorities" and would provide information as it becomes available. | Some 1,700 people work at the YouTube HQ. Google said it was "coordinating with authorities" and would provide information as it becomes available. |
Images broadcast on local TV stations showed employees leaving with their hands raised. Other footage appeared to show evacuees forming a queue before being individually frisked by police. | Images broadcast on local TV stations showed employees leaving with their hands raised. Other footage appeared to show evacuees forming a queue before being individually frisked by police. |
Video captured by a nearby helicopter showed a glass door shattered in its centre, with glass fragments strewn across the ground outside. | |
YouTube product manager Todd Sherman tweeted that people fled the building in panic. | YouTube product manager Todd Sherman tweeted that people fled the building in panic. |
Another employee, Vadim Lavrusik, initially tweeted he was barricaded in a room with other staff. He later said he had been evacuated. | Another employee, Vadim Lavrusik, initially tweeted he was barricaded in a room with other staff. He later said he had been evacuated. |
California Senator Dianne Feinstein tweeted that she was praying for the safety of those at the scene. |