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Shooting Reported at YouTube Headquarters in California Shooting Reported at YouTube Headquarters in San Bruno
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There have been reports of an active shooting at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, Calif., the police said on Tuesday afternoon. The police in San Bruno, Calif., confirmed a shooting at YouTube’s headquarters on Tuesday afternoon. Several people were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds.
The San Bruno Police Department said on Twitter at about 1:30 p.m. that it was “responding to an active shooter” near Cherry Avenue and Bay Hill Drive. It had previously confirmed that there was police activity at 901 Cherry Avenue, the address of the YouTube office, and cautioned people to avoid the area. “We can confirm there is an active shooter,” said a woman who answered the phone at the San Bruno Police Department. She hung up before giving her name.
The department also confirmed on Twitter that it was responding to a shooting at 901 Cherry Avenue, the address of the YouTube office, and cautioned people to avoid the area.
Lisa Kim, a spokeswoman for Stanford Health Care Center, said it was expecting four to five patients. Brent Andrew, a spokesman for San Francisco General Hospital, did not immediately respond to phone calls or an email seeking comment, but told CBS San Francisco that the hospital had also received patients.
Vadim Lavrusik, a YouTube employee who formerly worked for The New York Times, tweeted that there was an “active shooter at YouTube HQ” and that he had “heard shots and saw people running while at my desk.” He said that he was barricaded inside a room with co-workers, but moments later tweeted that he had been safely evacuated.Vadim Lavrusik, a YouTube employee who formerly worked for The New York Times, tweeted that there was an “active shooter at YouTube HQ” and that he had “heard shots and saw people running while at my desk.” He said that he was barricaded inside a room with co-workers, but moments later tweeted that he had been safely evacuated.
A video posted on Snapchat showed people being led away from the building with their hands in the air in a single-file line. Footage broadcast by CNN showed people leaving the building in single file with their hands raised above their heads. Separate footage showed a large crowd of people lining up to be frisked, one by one, by the police.
“We have people out there at this time,” said Laticia Soto, a spokeswoman for the San Bruno Police Department. “That is pretty much all we can say. It is an active investigation.” Cameron Rogers Polan, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Division of the F.B.I., said in an email that the agency was “closely monitoring the situation” and was in contact with the San Bruno police.
“We are currently standing by to assist San Bruno should they request,” she said.
The San Francisco division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tweeted that it, too, was responding to the shooting.
Google, which owns YouTube, said on Twitter that it was “coordinating with authorities” and would provide more information when it was available.Google, which owns YouTube, said on Twitter that it was “coordinating with authorities” and would provide more information when it was available.