There are multiple reports that came in indicating that there was an active shooter at the company’s Northern California headquarters. San Bruno Police confirmed that an active shooter at the campus, and the ATF responded to the site.
Female suspect dead in shooting at YouTube HQ in San Bruno, California which has left at least four other people injured – police chief https://t.co/6HqpB0Zdv3 pic.twitter.com/wuLSeGIRAs
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 3, 2018
Shortly after 2:30PM PT, the San Bruno Police Department confirmed four victims and one deceased, a female with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. The police suspected but did not provide confirmation whether she was the shooter.
The four wounded victims have been transported to nearby hospitals and have “treatable” wounds according to the police chief. As far as we know, the YouTube HQ building has been fully 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
Google’s official communication Twitter account also posted that they were coordinating with the authorities, but didn’t announce anything else.
Re: YouTube situation, we are coordinating with authorities and will provide official information here from Google and YouTube as it becomes available.
— Google Communications (@Google_Comms) April 3, 2018
The company later confirmed that it’s working with local hospitals as well, and its security team is helping authorities evacuate HQ buildings.
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
