Suspected San Bruno shooter Nasim Aghdam’s Youtube, Instagram and Facebook pages have all been deleted
THE social media profiles of suspected YouTube shooter Nasim Aghdam have been removed just hours after the horrifying attack.
Nasim is believed to have shot three people then taken her own life yesterday at YouTube's San Bruno headquarters.
The vlogger had a large number of social media accounts promoting her vegan lifestyle and artwork.
She had four YouTube pages, a Facebook page, two Instagram pages, and a Telegram channel.
All of these pages have been taken offline, except for the Telegram profile.
YouTube's explanation for the take-down was: "This account has been terminated due to multiple or severe violations of YouTube's policy against spam, deceptive practices and misleading content or other Terms of Service violations."
- What we know so far...
- An armed female opened fire at YouTube HQ in San Bruno, California at 12.46pm local time
- Shooter has been identified as ranting animal rights YouTube vlogger Nashim Aghdam, 39
- Cops arrived two minutes later after numerous 911 calls
- YouTube employees were seen running from the building - others tweeted they were hiding inside
- Officers found a woman dead - believed to be the shooter - from a self-inflicted gun shot
- Three others were rushed to hospital with gun shot wounds
- A 36-year-old man is believed to be in critical condition - possibly the shooter's boyfriend
Nasim also has a website that's still live, which she used regularly to blast YouTube.
She wrote: "YouTube filtered my channels to keep them from getting views."
She also said: "There is no equal growth opportunity on YouTube or any other video sharing site.
"Your channel will grow if they want [it] to."
Local law enforcement sources told CNN that the attacker had shot three people at YouTube headquarters on Tuesday, April 3.
A fourth person is also believed to have been injured as employees scrambled away from the scene.
The female shooter is believed to have killed herself with a handgun following the attack.
Officials also said that the shooter may have known at least one of the victims, but that the motive remains unclear.
Following the attack, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said: "There are no words to describe how horrible it was to have an active shooter at YouTube today.
"Our deepest gratitude to law enforcement and first responders for their rapid response.
"Our hearts go out to all those injured and impacted today.
"We will come together to heal as a family."
Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google – which owns YouTube – said: "There are no words to describe the tragedy that occurred today.
"Susan Wojcicki and I are focused on supported our employees and the YouTube community through this difficult time together.
"Thank you to the police and first responders for their efforts, and to all for messages of support."
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A spokesperson for the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital said that three patients had been received.
A 36-year-old man was in critical condition, a 32-year-old woman was in a serious condition, and a 27-year-old woman was in a fair condition.
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