Apple, HP headquarters locked down as police chase homicide suspect

At least three of Apple’s Cupertino Campus buildings and Hewlett-Packard’s headquarters were shut down as police chase the suspect of a multiple homicide.

Radio station KQED’s extensive reporting during the day has it that suspect Shareef Allman, an employee of  a Cupertino quarry, was at an early work meeting this morning attended by around 15 employees.  Allman left the meeting, returned with an automatic rifle and a handgun then shot eight people, killing  three, wounding seven others.

The female HP employee was shot in a carjacking attempt at an HP parking lot a few hours later by a gunman matching the description of Allman. SWAT teams are outside the HP headquarters and a number of local schools have been closed.

Allman, 45, was named as the producer of a show called Real 2 Real on San Jose’s CreatTV. (YouTube clips of the program featuring Allman have been removed). In a one interview, he described himself as a miner who drives heavy equipment. He also wrote a book called “Amazing Grace,” a book intended to empower women against domestic violence.

After placing several calls to Apple’s switchboard to inquire of the company’s campus wide status, Apple operators confirmed to Wired.com the lockdown.

Via Wired

Nicole Martinelli

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