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Woman who opened fire at YouTube headquarters is identified

SAN BRUNO, Calif. - A woman opened fire at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, shooting three people with a handgun before taking her own life and causing widespread panic in the technology hub south of San Francisco.

A law enforcement source identified the alleged shooter as Nasim Aghdam.

Investigators initially believed the shooting was a domestic incident, with the shooter targeting someone who worked on the YouTube campus.

But one law enforcement source said the investigation is now looking into a website in which someone with a similar name complains about YouTube stifling traffic and suppressing videos. The source stressed that the investigation is in its preliminary stages.

"Youtube filtered my channels

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