(RNN) - The shooter who opened fire at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, CA, Tuesday afternoon has been identified as 39-year-old Nasim Aghdam, according to San Bruno Police.
Police say they are investigating a motive for the shooting, and at this time, there is no evidence Aghdam knew the victims or that anyone was specifically targeted.
Aghdam's father told the Bay Area News Group he warned police his daughter might be going to YouTube headquarters because she "hated" the company, the Associated Press reports. He says she was angry because YouTube stopped paying her for videos she posted on the platform.
The AP initially reported police were investigating the incident as a domestic dispute.
The shooter left three people wounded before taking her own life. Police Chief Ed Barberini said the woman believed to be the shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Zach Vorhies, a senior software engineer at YouTube, told the AP that he and others were calmly leaving the building after a fire alarm went off, when he saw a shooter in the courtyard yelling, "Come at me, or come get me."
Vorhies then saw a victim lying on his back with a possible gunshot wound to his stomach. Soon after, an officer carrying an assault rifle walked through a security door.
The San Francisco Chronicle described the victims as two women, ages 32 and 27, and a 36-year-old man.
The women are in serious condition and the man is listed as critical.
Reports of the shooting came in at 12:46 p.m. PT, just as lunch hour was ending.
Stanford Hospital says it has received patients from a shooting at YouTube headquarters, according to the AP.
San Francisco General Hospital spokesman Brent Andrew told KPIX the hospital received patients from the incident but could not confirm a number.
Todd Sherman, an employee at YouTube, tweeted about the ordeal. He was sitting in a meeting when he heard people running.
He first thought it was an earthquake. But when he left the room, he saw more people running and figured it was not some kind of drill.
As he headed toward the exit, someone informed him there was a person with a gun.
He looked down and could see blood drops on the floor and stairs.
Employees are exiting the building with their hands up and are being frisked by police.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told White House reporters that President Trump has been briefed on the shooting. He later tweeted about the incident.
YouTube is a free video sharing and streaming service. Originally created in 2005, YouTube is one of the most popular sites on the web. Visitors watch billions of hours of video every month.
YouTube also has a TV service that streams network programming.
Google, who purchased YouTube in November 2006 in a stock deal that was worth about $1.65 billion, tweeted that it is coordinating with authorities. YouTube employs 1,100 people at the campus.
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(RNN) - Police in San Bruno, CA, are responding to a shooting at YouTube's headquarters.
Reports of the shooting came in at 1 p.m. PT, just as lunch hour was ending.
The suspect in a shooting at YouTube's headquarters in California's Bay Area is believed to be a woman who was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
Stanford Hospital says it has received four to five patients from a shooting at YouTube headquarters, according to the Associated Press.
San Francisco General Hospital spokesman Brent Andrew told KPIX the hospital received patients from the incident but could not confirm a number.
KRON is reporting a woman was shot and crawled to Carl's Jr. next door.
We are responding to an active shooter. Please stay away from Cherry Ave & Bay Hill Drive.
— San Bruno Police (@SanBrunoPolice) April 3, 2018
Police activity at 901 Cherry Ave, please stay out of the area. pic.twitter.com/H6iAj0g7ra
— San Bruno Police (@SanBrunoPolice) April 3, 2018
Todd Sherman, an employee at YouTube, tweeted about the ordeal. He was sitting in a meeting when he heard people running.
He first thought it was an earthquake. But when he left the room, he saw more people running and figured it was not some kind of drill.
As he headed toward the exit, someone informed him there was a person with a gun.
He looked down and could see blood drops on the floor and stairs.
Police cruisers pull up, hopped out with rifles ready and I told them where the situation was as I headed down the street to meet up with a couple team members.
— Todd Sherman (@tdd) April 3, 2018
Employees are exiting the building with their hands up and are being frisked by police.
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi tweeted about the incident.
My staff & I are closely following developments from the active shooter situation at YouTube HQ in San Bruno, CA. Thank you to our heroic first responders. Our Bay Area community – and all American communities – deserve real action to #EndGunViolence.
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) April 3, 2018
The ATF is also responding to the shooting.
The ATF San Francisco Field Division is responding to a reported shooting at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, Calif. pic.twitter.com/l7XabZ5FpI
— ATF HQ (@ATFHQ) April 3, 2018
YouTube is a free video sharing and streaming service. Originally created in 2005, YouTube is one of the most popular sites on the web. Visitors watch billions of hours of video every month.
YouTube also has a TV service that streams network programming.
Google, who purchased YouTube in November 2006 in a stock deal that was worth about $1.65 billion, tweeted that it is coordinating with authorities. YouTube employs 1,100 people at the campus.
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
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SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on reports of a shooting at YouTube headquarters (all times local):
1:50 p.m.
Police in Northern California say they're responding to an active shooter at YouTube headquarters.
The San Bruno Police Department told people on Facebook to stay away from the area Tuesday. There was no other immediate information.
Google, which owns the online video website, posted on Twitter that the company is coordinating with authorities.
City Manager Connie Jackson says there have been multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting and that police and fire officials have responded.
Television images showed people leaving the building in a line, holding their arms in the air for police to inspect as they were leaving the building. Officers then patted down people grouped outside.
