KTVU has reported that a law enforcement source stated an investigation has begun after a person was found dead in a conference room on Apple’s Cupertino campus. Information from any sources is extremely limited at this point, so we’ll withhold speculation until further confirmed reporting is released.
Maureen Naylor of KTVU had tweeted at 9:10 AM PDT that a source indicated law-enforcement had begun an investigation after the person had been found. She also tweeted 19 minutes later that Santa Clara County’s Sheriff spokeswoman can’t confirm the death at this point, but more information is expected to be released later. Mat Keller of ABC7 News had shared some images of the sheriff’s vehicle on campus as well.
Source: Law-enforcement investigating after person found dead on Apple's Cupertino campus in conference room.
— Maureen Naylor (@MaureenKTVU) April 27, 2016
Santa Clara Co Sheriff spokeswoman can't confirm death at this point but is headed to Apple & expects to have more info to release later.
— Maureen Naylor (@MaureenKTVU) April 27, 2016
Sheriff investigation at #Apple headquarters in Cupertino. A body was found in a conference room. pic.twitter.com/HC7UBPWROM
— Matt Keller (@MattKellerABC7) April 27, 2016
At this point in the ongoing situation, Apple is choosing not to comment.
Update #1, 04/27/2016 10:52 AM PDT:
TMZ has acquired audio from police scanner chatter pertaining to events around the incident. The audio is hard to make clear, but TMZ has the following:
According to the sheriff’s dispatch call there was a female employee involved in an argument on the campus, and had sustained a head wound — possibly from a gun — before Apple security escorted her out of the building.
As deputies were responding, they were unclear if there were multiple people involved. One portion of the dispatch exchange describes a body being found in a conference room, and that person had a gun.
– TMZ
Update #2, 04/27/2016 11:08 AM PDT:
Keller is now reporting that the person found dead in the conference room was a man, and a gun was found nearby.
#Breaking– Person found dead in conference room at #Apple Headquarters is a man. A gun was found nearby. pic.twitter.com/PKgnFy7MRh
— Matt Keller (@MattKellerABC7) April 27, 2016
Update #3, 04/27/2016 11:38 AM PDT:
Santa Clara County’s Sheriff spokesperson has confirmed to news reporters that the person found dead in the conference room was indeed an Apple employee.
Sheriff spokesperson confirms person found dead in conference room was #Apple employee. No one else involved. pic.twitter.com/rLic0WGTo7
— Matt Keller (@MattKellerABC7) April 27, 2016
Update #4, 04/27/2016 1:01 PM PDT:
Video of Santa Clara County’s Sheriff’s Department, Sergeant Andrea Urena addressing the press was posted by both KTVU and Mercury News.
Update #5, 04/28/2016 4:52 AM PDT:
Keller shared the following statement from Apple today on Twitter:
We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of a young and talented coworker. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends, including the many people he worked with here at Apple. We are working to support them however we can in this difficult time.
(1/3) #Apple statement regarding employee death at Cupertino headquarters- "We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of a young and talented…
— Matt Keller (@MattKellerABC7) April 28, 2016
(2/3) …coworker. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends, including the many people he worked with here at…
— Matt Keller (@MattKellerABC7) April 28, 2016
(3/3) …Apple. We are working to support them however we can in this difficult time."
— Matt Keller (@MattKellerABC7) April 28, 2016
Update #6, 04/28/2016 5:33 PM PDT:
#Apple employee found dead in conference room at Cupertino headquarters identified as 25 yr old Santa Clara resident Edward Mackowiak.
— Matt Keller (@MattKellerABC7) April 28, 2016
Medical Examiner determined 25 yr old #Apple employee Edward Mackowiak's death was a suicide.
— Matt Keller (@MattKellerABC7) April 29, 2016
If you’re struggling or looking to talk to someone, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available at 1-800-273-8255. Visit the official site for alternative contact options and to look up local centers near you.
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If this is true my condolences to the family.
I will continue to delete your comments as long as you’re disrespectful.
Greg, how is it disrespectful exactly?
Wow, what a shocker. Never thought I’d see this news title in my life.
“According to the sheriff’s dispatch call there was a female employee involved in an argument on the campus, and had sustained a head wound — possibly from a gun — before Apple security escorted her out of the building.”
This statement is fraught with absurdities. You don’t escort a woman out of a building after sustaining a head wound. You most certainly don’t follow it up with, `possibly from a gun…’ and leave it at that. You would expect EMTs to arrive and chatter about securing the building and all parties involved.
If she was hit with the gun, and not shot, I could totally see “possibly from a gun.”
They could have been helping her get away from the gun man???????!
Afterwards he shot himself???????
I want to unsubscribe from this ridiculous thread….
I hate to say it, but if there was a head wound involving a gun and only the Apple employee was involved, it sounds like a suicide. Maybe this is related to the poor earnings call this morning and the fact that their stock is tanking. I mean this with all seriousness, but I guess we’ll see as the story develops.
The dead person in the room is a man.
Obviously not the same person as the woman who was helped out of the building.
Please – it isn’t like it turned into a penny stock and is in risk of being de-listed. The drop in share prices is only relevant if you’re looking to offload your stock before it starts to trend up again. Apple is a long haul stock and, even if there was no significant jump with the launch of the iPhone 7 (since it is presumed to not have any earth-shattering benefits over the current S model), then the 2017 iPhone will put Apple back on top again (if it takes that long).
Good gosh dude. It’s down 6% (as of 12:30pm Pacific). It’s not tanking. Moreover, it’s insane to speculate something like that before the investigation is over.
WTF, it has been lower, it’s now at $97.82.
This is America. People take their jobs very seriously and work long hours, and sometimes workplace conflict gets overheated.
Further, People want to carry guns, including to the workplace, because they are otherwise fearful of a gun attack and feel they need gun protection 24×365
Finally, there are a lot of nutty people who are apt to go bonkers.
Put all this together and we get a very watchable, very profitable evening news cycle. And it encourages people to give money to politicians and political action committees.
Weird, eh? America.
Was at the HQ apple store last week, 3 adults one kid, a*hole employee tried to run us over on the ped xing with his car. Turns out the security guard in the visitor lot watches the employees driving in and out because they are so aggressive. This one could have easily hurt us. Guard tells us they all say their working is totally absorbing and their minds are elsewhere…. We laughed, this guy was nothing but a a*hole showing off. Makes me think NO MORE apple products really, why put $ in the pockets of those who treat customers so bad?
While I understand the desire for that discussion, don’t really think this specific article is the most appropriate place to air your grievances.
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