A shooting at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, California, left three people injured and one person dead, which has since led to numerous questions about the motive.
Police continue to give brief updates on the investigation in the shooting’s aftermath, including naming the suspected shooter as 39-year-old Nasim Najafi Aghdam, a resident of San Diego. Reports suggest that Aghdam’s unease and anger over the “policies and practices of YouTube” led to her attack on YouTube HQ, according to San Bruno’s chief of police, Ed Barberini.
Aghdam, who hosted three different YouTube channels mostly focused on lifestyle, exercise and animal rights topics, was reported missing to San Diego police on April 2, and had apparently been missing since March 31. She was discovered by Mountain View police on April 3, the same day as the shooting.
Videos featuring Aghdam began circulating Twitter after police released her name; these include Aghdam complaining about the “discrimination” her videos faced by YouTube.
Police did not confirm whether the three shooting victims were YouTube employees. (A fourth person involved in the incident was also admitted to the hospital for injuries unrelated to the gunfire.)
More information is being uncovered as the investigation continues.
Three injured, one dead in shooting at YouTube headquarters (update)
YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California AFP/Getty ImagesFour people were shot at YouTube’s San Bruno headquarters Tuesday afternoon, according to law enforcement officials. Three victims have been transported to area hospitals, while the fourth is the suspected shooter, who reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
In a press conference, San Bruno chief of police Ed Barberini said that there was one victim found on the premises with an apparent gunshot wound, while two additional victims were found off-site. These three victims were reportedly transported to nearby hospitals, according to San Bruno police.
Read Article >Multiple creators targeted by Twitter, 4chan troll hoaxes after YouTube shooting
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA pattern has emerged during breaking news reporting on mass shootings: as the initial news spreads on Twitter and journalists start working on stories, organized trolling hoaxes try to point to random people as the potential shooter.
In wake of a shooting at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, California yesterday, multiple YouTubers found themselves at the center of several hoaxes that claimed they were the shooting suspect. This included some high-profile names. Buzzfeed News began rounding up numerous hoaxes, collected from 4chan and Twitter, in real time. The real shooter was identified late Tuesday night by police as Nasim Najafi Aghdam, a woman in her late 30s who reportedly resided in Southern California.
Read Article >YouTubers band together, condemn shooting at YouTube headquarters
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA shooting at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, California that left three people injured and one person dead deeply affected the greater YouTube community last night.
San Bruno chief of police Ed Barberini said in a press conference on Tuesday that one victim was found on YouTube’s premises with an apparent gunshot wound, and two other victims were found off-site. Police later identified the suspected shooter, a woman in her late ‘30s who lived in Southern California. She died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police.
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