An Apple employee has committed suicide at the company's Cupertino headquarters.

The staff member was found dead in a conference room next to a gun at the California campus on Wednesday morning.

A Santa Clara County Fire Department spokesman told Daily Mail Online they were called to the scene after a Hispanic male suffered a wound to the head - but they could not elaborate on what caused the injury.

He is yet to be identified by the coroner who has taken over the case.

An Apple employee has committed suicide at the company's Cupertino headquarters (file picture). The staff member was found dead in a conference room next to a gun at the California campus on Wednesday morning

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's office confirmed no one else was involved, despite initial reports a female may have been part of some sort of dispute.

They added that this was an isolated incident and there was no risk to the rest of the staff.

An employee told the San Jose Mercury News that most of their colleagues did not know who victim was and had been given the option of the rest of the day off.

There was little disruption on campus as most people carried on with their day.

Fire officials did not enter the building as they were called off by law enforcement.

They could not confirm the death and referred calls to the police.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's office have said they have little details and would not say whether they thought the death was suspicious.

Daily Mail Online has contacted them for comment.

The death comes a day after the tech giant's stocks tumbled after their revenue declined for the first time in 13 years.

They also reported a fall in the sale of iPhones for the first time. The value of the company dropped by a total $40billion.