YouTube HQ Shooting: Female Shooter Killed Herself, Police Say; “Multiple Patients” In Hospitals – Watch The Livestream
April 3, 2018YouTube HQ Shooting: Female Shooter Killed Herself, Police Say; “Multiple Patients” In Hospitals – Watch The Livestream
UPDATED with details from press conference, 2:41 PM: San Bruno Police Chief Ed Barberini told reporters that one woman — believed to be the shooter — is dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound after a mass shooting at YouTube headquarters at 901 Cherry Ave. in San Bruno. At least four other people are being treated at local hospitals after the incident, which police initially reported as an active-shooter situation. The dead woman was found inside the building, and the situation appears to be contained. Watch the livestream from KRON-TV above.
Barberini said the first 911 calls came in at 12:46 PM PT and that San Bruno police were on the scene two minutes later. He said the first arriving officers found people fleeing the building and then came across a gunshot victim. Officers then found the deceased woman believed to be the shooter, with what they believe to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Two other victims then were found inside an “adjacent business”; video and local media reports indicate that it was Carl’s Jr. restaurant, but Barberini did not name it.
President Donald Trump has tweeted about the situation.
Was just briefed on the shooting at YouTube’s HQ in San Bruno, California. Our thoughts and prayers are with everybody involved. Thank you to our phenomenal Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders that are currently on the scene.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 3, 2018
Read the latest tweets from YouTube parent Google below.
PREVIOUSLY: Multiple law enforcement agencies and the coroner are on the scene of an “active shooter” situation at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno. Video from the scene shows people exiting buildings with their hands up and police frisking them.
San Francisco General Hospital told Deadline that it is receiving “multiple patients” from the shooting at the 200,000-square-foot facility where 1,700 people work. A KTVU reporter said two women and one man were admitted and that the man is in critical condition; the women’s injuries are non-life-threatening. Stanford University Medical Center told Fox News that it has “four to five” patients from the incident. Neither hospital gave any details on the condition of their patients.
Here are some media reports, none of which has been confirmed by authorities: ABC affiliate KGO-TV is reporting that the shooter is “a white adult female” wearing a dark top and head scarf, NBC affiliate KRON-TV is quoting sources as saying a woman shot her boyfriend, and MSNBC is reporting that a female shooter is deceased.
Police say they got about 50 calls about the incident, and witnesses are telling local and national news outlets that they heard multiple “rapid-fire” gunshots.
A witness who was working at a nearby Carl’s Jr. told local TV outlet KTVU that he helped treat a woman who came into the restaurant after being was shot in the leg in an adjacent parking lot. Another witness said he saw at least two people shot and that the incident might have started at lunch party taking place at YouTube HQ.
San Bruno City Manager Connie Jackson said in a phone interview with KTVU that there is no current threat to the public. “The situation is being handled,” she said. “We have adequate police responders handling to the situation. The public should stay away from the area.”
Several employees at the Google-owned company are tweeting about it, and one said he was barricaded in a room with co-workers. He later said he was safely evacuated.
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
From Google:
We have advised those who are currently at the SBO office to continue to shelter in place until further notice.
— Google Communications (@Google_Comms) April 3, 2018
We advised all other employees in the Bay Area, and people with meetings scheduled, to stay away from the area, and that there is no need to take any action. We have provided employees a helpline.
— Google Communications (@Google_Comms) April 3, 2018
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.
— Google Communications (@Google_Comms) April 3, 2018