Police are responding to multiple 911 calls of shots fired at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California.
San Bruno Police said there is “an active shooter,” asking people to stay away from Bay Hill Drive and Cherry Ave. in the city. YouTube is located at 901 Cherry Ave.
We are responding to an active shooter. Please stay away from Cherry Ave & Bay Hill Drive.
— San Bruno Police (@SanBrunoPolice) April 3, 2018
ABC News reported that about 1,700 people work inside the building, while CBS San Francisco reported that multiple victims were taken to the hospital after the shooting.
YouTube product manager Todd Sherman said on Twitter that employees first believed there was an earthquake. Then people started running out of their meetings, Sherman said, and then word spread that someone had a gun.
We were sitting in a meeting and then we heard people running because it was rumbling the floor. First thought was earthquake. https://t.co/gmolQmRXm1
— Todd Sherman (@tdd) April 3, 2018
There is definitely some kind of police action / possible shooting at youtube in San Bruno. my brother just and others went running out of the building when hearing firecracker like sounds. 5 police cars came rushing to the scene…
— Mr Raised Brow (@MrRaisedBrow) April 3, 2018
Sherman added that he saw blood on the stairs and on the floor.
“I looked down and saw blood drips on the floor and stairs,” he said on Twitter. “Peaked [sic] around for threats and then we headed downstairs and out the front.”
Police activity at 901 Cherry Ave, please stay out of the area. pic.twitter.com/H6iAj0g7ra
— San Bruno Police (@SanBrunoPolice) April 3, 2018
“We see lots cops and firefighters,” Michelle Tam, a hostess at the Hashes & Brews, told the Los Angeles Times.
“We can’t see any people. It’s just a lot of trucks along the street at the moment.”
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
Three YouTube workers came into the restaurant and were shaken.
“They came in from a back door,” she said. “They sat down at a table. They were in a daze. One guy, there was a little blood on his head.”
Tam said an employee told her that he had a bullet fragment lodged in his shoe.
YouTube, the second-most trafficked website in the world, is a subsidiary of Google.
— Erin (@erinjeanc) April 3, 2018
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