THE KVTU, branch of Fox in San Francisco, he reported today that a person was found dead in a conference room inside 1 Infinite Loop, Apple's celebrated campus in Cupertino. According to the news network, the Santa Clara County police arrived on campus early in the morning, when they received a call informing them of the incident, and are on the scene investigating the case.
Source: Law-enforcement investigating after person found dead on Apple's Cupertino campus in conference room.
– Maureen Naylor (@MaureenKTVU) April 27, 2016
The victim's identity has not yet been released, and it is not known whether we are talking about an Apple employee or not. The authorities have now confirmed, however, that he is a man, in addition to reporting that a weapon was found next to his body.
According to an excerpt from the police call released by the TMZThere are also unconfirmed reports that a woman was taken off campus by security guards with a head injury, possibly caused by a gun, after an argument.
UPDATE: Authorities confirm body found on Apple campus is a man and gun found next to body. https://t.co/BIhFue3arA pic.twitter/cekvFfkFZ9
– ABC7 News (@ abc7newsbayarea) April 27, 2016
Coincidentally or not, the calamity occurs one day after Apple releases its most dismal financial results of the past decade.
We are following the situation closely and, as more details are released, we will update this post.
(via Cult of Mac)
Update · 04/27/2016 s 16:45
Sheriff spokesperson confirms person found dead in conference room was #Apple employee. No one else involved. pic.twitter/rLic0WGTo7
– Matt Keller (@ MattKellerABC7) April 27, 2016
A Santa Clara County police spokeswoman recently confirmed that the victim was a man of Hispanic origin who was, in fact, Apple employee. According to the statement, what happened was an isolated incident and there is no danger to the other employees and patrons of the site, the campus remains open and functioning normally.
It is not yet clear whether the report of the woman withdrawn from campus with a head injury is factual, but apparently it is false information.
Update II · 04/28/2016 s 08:25
Apple finally commented on the case but very vaguely. Ma Kristin Huguet's spokeswoman stated:
We are all heartbroken by the tragic loss of a young and talented colleague. Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to his family and friends, including the many who worked with him here at Apple. We are working to help you in any way we can at this difficult time.
There was no mention of the boy's identity, it is even reported that almost no one on the campus knew who died, although the company gave its employees the option of taking the rest of the day off.
It was also confirmed that no one else was injured in the case, dismissing the woman's story with a head injury.
(via BuzzFeed)
Update III · 04/29/2016 s 08:14
THE Reuters disclosed the identity of the victim. Its about Edward Mackowiak, 25, and according to his LinkedIn page (already deleted), was a software engineer. It was also confirmed by the Santa Clara County coroner that the cause of death was suicide.
Terrible
