Investigators with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Wednesday in a room at Apple’s Cupertino campus, according to media reports.
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Sergeant Andrea Urena, of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, said the death of the male employee was an isolated incident and that no foul play was suspected. It could be possible that the slump in the company’s growth could have let to the individual to come to this devastating end, or perhaps the individual’s superiors told him to reach a target that he was unable to, possibly leading him to take his life with the weapon that was found next to his body.
“They determined there were no other individuals involved and they believe it was an isolated incident and that there was nobody else on campus or in the public at risk”, Urena said.
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The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office was called to the Silicon Valley facility at 8:35 a.m. on a report of a “person down”, reported KNTV. Reporters were asked to stage at a restaurant across a wide street from the tech company’s suite of buildings. Apple’s campus remained open for business. “Looks like security was escorting the employee down”, the dispatcher said. A visitor has to sign in at reception, and get badges before proceeding inside. “Dispatch: “… they’re advising that there is a body in one of the conference rooms with a gun, so we’re not really sure if multiple people involved”. In 2010, 18 Chinese workers at Foxconn – which makes and inspected glass for Apple iPhones – attempted suicide largely due to oppressive working conditions. Apple stock plummeted 8% in after-hours trading Tuesday and was down 6% to $97.86 in midday trading Wednesday.
