YouTube Shooting: Female Suspect Dead at Firm’s HQ in San Bruno, California

It wasn’t immediately known whether the woman killed herself or was killed by responding security or responding officers.

Alex Johnson and Andrew Blankstein report: A woman opened fire at YouTube’s California headquarters Tuesday afternoon before dying of a gunshot wound, multiple law enforcement sources told NBC News. Multiple injuries were reported.

It wasn’t immediately known whether the woman killed herself or was killed by responding security or law enforcement officers.

Little other information was immediately available. Zuckerberg General Hospital told NBC News that it had received three patients and was expecting more, while Stanford Medical Center said it was expecting four or five patients.

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

I got evacuated outside with my hands up. I’m with other people. I don’t think the shooter’s been found that I know of. I saw blood drops on the stairs I walk up everusay. I’m shaking. This is surreal. I hope my colleagues are okay.

— Lil | Milktea (@_lilchen) April 3, 2018

YouTube employees tweeted that they had evacuated the building in San Bruno, south of San Francisco, or were in hiding.

Authorities said they began receiving calls of an “active shooter” about 12:45 p.m. (3:45 p.m. ET). A spokeswoman for the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that sheriff’s deputies and San Bruno police were responding … (read more)

Source: nbcnews.com