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4 Wounded in Shooting at YouTube Headquarters; Police Say Female Suspect Is Dead YouTube Shooting: Woman Wounds at Least 3 People Before Killing Herself, Police Say
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At least four people were injured, one of them critically, in a shooting at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, Calif., on Tuesday afternoon, the police said. The shooter, who the police said was a woman, died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. • At least three people were injured, one of them critically, in a shooting at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, Calif., on Tuesday afternoon.
Brent Andrew, a spokesman for San Francisco General Hospital, said at a news conference that the hospital had received three patients: a 36-year-old man in critical condition, a 32-year-old woman in serious condition and a 27-year-old woman in fair condition. The condition of the fourth victim, and what hospital he or she was at, was not clear. • The shooter, who the police said was a woman, died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Outside the YouTube headquarters, armed police officers waded into a crowd of 200 or so employees who had evacuated to a nearby parking lot. The police asked for employees who had witnessed something firsthand to come forward, and about two dozen people, some visibly distraught, walked over to the officers. • President Trump has been briefed and tweeted “thoughts and prayers” to the victims.
Many employees said they had initially thought the episode was a fire drill. Others said they ran when people started shouting that there was a shooter. Here is the latest information on the shooting.
Chief Ed Barberini of the San Bruno Police Department said at a news conference that several victims had been transported with gunshot wounds.
Three victims were taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, the only Level 1 trauma center in San Francisco. Brent Andrew, a spokesman for the hospital, said at a news conference that a 36-year-old man was in critical condition, a 32-year-old woman in serious condition and a 27-year-old woman in fair condition.
“You’d think that after we’ve seen Las Vegas, Parkland, the Pulse nightclub shooting, that we would see an end to this, but we have not,” Dr. Andre Campbell, a trauma surgeon at San Francisco General, told reporters Tuesday afternoon. He added that the injuries did not appear to have been inflicted by an AK-47 or AR-15-type weapon.
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The police found a woman, believed to be the shooter, dead inside the building from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
At a news conference around 2:30 p.m., Chief Barberini said the police were “searching the building in a slow, methodical manner” and had not ruled out the possibility of a second shooter. However, he said there was “no information to suggest that there’s somebody else in there.”
The gender of the suspect was noteworthy because mass shootings are almost always perpetrated by men. An F.B.I. study released in 2014 found that, from 2000 to 2013, women were responsible for only six of 160 mass shootings in the United States.
When the police arrived, two minutes after 911 calls, they had to wade through YouTube employees fleeing the building.
Many employees interviewed outside their headquarters said they had initially thought the episode was a fire drill. Others said they ran when people started shouting that there was a shooter.
Zach Vorhies, 37, a senior software engineer at YouTube, said in an interview that he had been sitting at his desk when the fire alarm went off, and that he grabbed his electric skateboard and headed for the back exit. As he rode down a gravel hill, he said, he heard someone shouting and saw a man lying motionless in one of the office’s outdoor dining areas.
“He had a red spot on his stomach, and he was lying on his back, not moving,” Mr. Vorhies said. “I saw the blood soak through the shirt.”
About 25 feet away from the victim, he said, a heavyset man wearing gray was shouting, “Come at me!” Mr. Vorhies thought the man was the shooter, but he did not see a gun, and said it was possible the man had actually “been taunting the shooter.”
The dining area can be reached from an adjacent parking structure without an employee badge, Mr. Vorhies said.
In a nearby parking lot to which 200 or so employees had evacuated, armed police officers waded into the crowd. The police asked for employees who had witnessed something firsthand to come forward, and about two dozen people, some visibly distraught, walked over to the officers.
Vadim Lavrusik, a YouTube employee who formerly worked for The New York Times, tweeted just before 1 p.m. 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 just before 1 p.m. 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.
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.
Standing outside the office on Tuesday afternoon, Zachary Vorhies, a senior software engineer at YouTube, told the local ABC affiliate that he had been on his computer when he heard gunshots and then someone yelling, “Come and get me.” When he went over, Mr. Vorhies said, he saw a man lying on the floor with blood on his abdomen, and the shooter about 25 feet away.
There are secured doors in the building, Mr. Vorhies said, but the shooting happened in an outdoor courtyard area that was not particularly secure.
By 2:15 p.m., President Trump had been briefed on the shooting, and Cameron Rogers Polan, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Division of the F.B.I., said in an email that the agency was in contact with the San Bruno police. The San Francisco division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tweeted that it, too, was responding to the shooting.By 2:15 p.m., President Trump had been briefed on the shooting, and Cameron Rogers Polan, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Division of the F.B.I., said in an email that the agency was in contact with the San Bruno police. 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 “working closely with authorities to evacuate the buildings and ensure the safety of employees in the area.” The company said it had advised all Bay Area employees not already at the office to stay away.
Rattled by a mass shooting in their midst, several Silicon Valley giants tweeted their concern — and acknowledged the role their own platforms have played in spreading false information during this and many other shootings.
“We’re also aware of the misinformation being spread on Twitter,” Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of Twitter, tweeted. “We’re tracking, learning, and taking action.”