Investigators have deemed yesterday’s shock death of an employee at Apple’s 1 Infinite Loop headquarters to be not suspicious, suggesting that it was the result of a suicide.
“After further investigation it appeared there was no foul play and no other individuals were involved,” Santa Clara County sheriff’s Sgt. Andrea Urena told the Los Angeles Times. “This appeared to be an isolated incident and no employees or members of the public are at risk.”
No name has been released of the male victim, who was discovered in a conference room yesterday morning, having killed himself with a gunshot to the head.
In a statement, Apple said: “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.”
Police were called to Apple’s HQ at 8.35am Wednesday. Paramedics were initially called to the scene, but did not enter the building. Despite reports that a female employee was involved, later reports clarified that it was a man working alone. There has been no suggestion of what might have motivated the suicide.
Our condolences to everyone who is affected by this tragic story.
Source: LA Times
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
4 responses to “‘No foul play’ involved in employee death at Apple HQ”
was this depression or cause of apple stock crashing. They happened way to close to each other
Apple’s stock didn’t even remotely crash. It dipped by what, 6%? That’s not cause for suicide.
LOL.. correlation is not necessarily causation. Words to live by.
“Crashing”? One day dip is not exactly Black Monday.