Peter E. Tasciotti reporting on this event: On April 3, 2 PM Tuesday afternoon, San Mateo county Sherriff and other police agencies responded to emergency calls of a shooting attack.
Active shooting situation at the Youtube Google headquarters in on Cherry ave., San Bruno, California.
Brent Andrew, a spokesperson for San Francisco General Hospital Trauma Center gave a press briefing. There are three patients which were transported there. At this time, what is reported:
One female 32 Second female, 27 Male in critical condition, 36 years old. At 3:30pm PST there will be a surgeon who is giving the next update, with more details. We do not know for sure what kind of injuries, but there is every reason to assume it is gunshot wounds.
There were also one other victims of the shooting who were transported to other area hospitals.
There is one confirmed fatality, which the authorities are saying may be the shooter. It is said to possibly a self-inflicted wound.. The shooter is said to be: white, female, middle-aged.
The authorities are interviewing witnesses and clearing the entire building. Police Chief Ed Barberini of the task force stated, "It is a monumental task, with the number of employees at the building". a
This incident seems to have been predictable, if one considers the threats of I.S.I.S. and related terrorist groups.
A posting distributed in English, Arabic and French by the Ashhad Media Foundation shows a hooded figure in front of a laptop computer branded with the ISIS insignia and icons of social media sites in the background, including Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Instagram and YouTube. They also included the employment networking site LinkedIn. https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/isis-puts-call-online-jihadists-fulfill-call-social-media/
Some of the info has been gleaned from: http://abc7news.com/source-active-shooter-multiple-injuries-at-youtube-hq/3297411/
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