YouTube Headquarters Shooting: Here’s what we know
A shooting occurred at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California on Tuesday. The shooter wounded three employees before killing herself. Two of the three wounded were released with minor wounds, while the third was in critical condition but was then stabilized. The building remained closed for the collection of evidence and clean up.
The shooter is a suspected woman with a YouTube channel who has complained before about the changes the company has made to their uploading policies about advertising money, and this is believed to be the motive for the shooting. According to Mercury News, the suspect’s family warned officials that the suspect would be in the Bay area. The suspect was seen visiting a local shooting range just before the shooting happened. Days after the shooting, police learned that the suspect had not owned a firearm for long and must have just recently acquired it. YouTube’s response encourages employees to take time off from work, and states they will be increasing the security of all offices.
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