Police have descended on YouTube‘s headquarters in San Bruno, California after multiple 911 calls reporting an active shooter on the premises.
Several YouTube employees sent tweets shortly after 1pm local time reporting a shooting on the premises, including product manager Vadim Lavrusik.
Active shooter at YouTube HQ. Heard shots and saw people running while at my desk. Now barricaded inside a room with coworkers.
— Vadim Lavrusik (@Lavrusik) April 3, 2018
Fellow employee Todd Sherman also took to Twitter to claim that employees initially thought the chaos was an “earthquake” and reported seeing “blood drips” on the floor and stairs as he and several others made their ways to the exit.
“I looked down and saw blood drips on the floor and stairs,” he tweeted. “Peeked around for threats and then we headed downstairs and out the front.”
https://twitter.com/tdd/status/981262640830754817
Videos posted to Snapchat show YouTube employees streaming out of the building.
The San Bruno Police Department could not immediately comment on the situation, though witnesses report seeing dozens of police and firefighters descending on the scene.
Police activity at 901 Cherry Ave, please stay out of the area. pic.twitter.com/H6iAj0g7ra
— San Bruno Police (@SanBrunoPolice) April 3, 2018
We’ll keep you updated as more concrete information emerges.
