Update: Police have named Nasim Aghdam as the suspect behind Tuesday afternoon's shooting at the YouTube headquarters in Bruno, California. Her motive is still being determined.

A 39-year old living in the San Diego area, Aghdam published an array of videos on Youtube in Farsi, Turkish and English. Many of her videos promote the benefits of a vegan diet — including a graphic video of a dog being boiled alive — in others, she shares her workout routines and even tries her hand at musical parody.

There are multiple incidences reported that illustrate her growing discontent with YouTube. Last February, she recorded a video on Facebook criticizing YouTube for taking measures that she said decreased the views on her videos.

Her father, Ismail Aghdam, says she told him a few weeks ago that she was "angry" with the platform for censoring her videos and paying her less. Her Facebook page shows a photo of her standing on a street corner with the heading "YouTube Dictatorship." One section of her website includes a quote attributed to the Adolf Hitler, before writing: "There is no equal growth opportunity on YOUTUBE or any other video sharing site, your channel will grow if they want to!!!!!"

Aghdam's brother says that she went missing over the weekend and that when her family warned the police that "she might do something," they said they would "keep an eye on her."

[via Mercury Times]

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On Tuesday afternoon, a shooter infiltrated YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California — a suburb of San Francisco. The female suspect reportedly injured three people and then shot herself. San Bruno Police Chief Ed Barberini says that at this point she is the only known fatality.

The New York Times reports that she began firing a legally owned handgun in the YouTube courtyard. Chief Barberini says the shooting was contained to that area. He called her methods "deliberate and methodical," saying that she went to a shooting range on Tuesday.

Previously, The Daily Beast reported that a woman in her 30s shot her boyfriend and that the case was being investigated as a domestic dispute. Later, however, the Police Chief Ed Barberini said there was no evidence suggesting that the shooter knew any of her victims.

News first broke after Vadim Lavrusik, a product manager at YouTube live, tweeted that he heard shots and saw people running in the building, which contains over 1,100 workers, according to Google.

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

Another product manager, Todd Sherman, wrote that he "saw blood drips on the floor and stairs."

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

San Bruno police confirmed on their Twitter account that there was police activity in the area, calling it "a very active scene."

Police activity at 901 Cherry Ave, please stay out of the area. pic.twitter.com/H6iAj0g7ra — San Bruno Police (@SanBrunoPolice) April 3, 2018

TMZ obtained audio of the initial police dispatch in which authorities mention that the female suspect is "down" with a handgun near her body.

Friends of employees and those near the scene posted screenshots of text conversations and pictures of police presence in the area. One Twitter user has posted an unverified screenshot of a conversation with a YouTube employee (police say the only reported death at this time is the shooter).

Apparently two people have been shot so far at @Google @YouTube in San Bruno. Suspect allegedly a female. pic.twitter.com/tYmuuDtwgV — Will Hudson (@MrWillToLive) April 3, 2018

People in the building across from YouTube's headquarters said they were on lockdown.

SWAT team advancing into the building. A post shared by Graeme (@instagraemedm) on Apr 3, 2018 at 1:13pm PDT

Footage shows police escorting people out of the building with their hands up. Looking at footage from YouTube's heat map feature verifies the images (warning: this footage may be unfiltered).

A post shared by David Edward Perdue Jr. (@dirtdavisthe3rd) on Apr 3, 2018 at 1:15pm PDT

Google, which owns YouTube, has acknowledged the incident and says it will provide official information after more is known.

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

According to NBC News, a 32-year-old female and 27-year-old female were hospitalized and released yesterday. A 36-year-old male is still in critical condition at San Francisco General Hospital. Dr. Andre Campbell confirms that the three individuals received at the hospital were all gunshot victims.





President Trump tweeted his condolences.

Was just briefed on the shooting at YouTube's HQ in San Bruno, California. Our thoughts and prayers are with everybody involved. Thank you to our phenomenal Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders that are currently on the scene. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 3, 2018

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