San Bruno police confirm the woman who shot three people and killed herself at YouTube’s San Bruno headquarters was upset at YouTube’s policies and practices.
San Bruno Police Chief Ed Barberini confirmed that the woman who shot three people and killed herself at YouTube’s headquarters on Tuesday was motivated by the video streaming giant’s policies and practice.
At a press conference Wednesday, Barberini also released other new details about the crime, including the fact that the suspect, Nasim Najafi Aghdam, had visited a gun range Tuesday morning before she went to YouTube’s San Bruno, Calif., campus.
Prior to police identifying her motive, Aghdam reportedly had a number of YouTube accounts and a website where she allegedly voiced concerns about YouTube and its monetization policies. Aghdam shot three people at YouTube’s headquarters before turning the gun on herself. She was found dead Tuesday inside YouTube’s offices after police and other law-enforcement officials swarmed the campus in the Silicon Valley town.
Three victims — a 32-year-old woman, a 27-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man — were transported to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital with non-fatal gunshot wounds. Wednesday, Barberini provided no new information about the victims.
He reiterated that police know of no connection between the shooter and her victims. They also haven’t confirmed whether the victims were YouTube employees. Wednesday, Barbarini said only that the victims «were all on the campus» of YouTube.
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