Apple employee found dead at Cupertino Headquarters

LOS ANGELES (California) — An Apple employee was found dead in a conference room at the tech giant's headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Wednesday (April 27).

A spokesperson with the Santa Clara County Fire Department told Variety that the fire department was dispatched to the scene at 8.30am in regards to a man with a head wound, but were told to stand down upon arrival.

Sergeant Andrea Urena from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department confirmed during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon that the man found dead was an Apple employee. There were no other people involved and no one else is at risk, Sgt Urena added. She could not provide further details or comment on whether a weapon was found at the scene of the crime.

Apple has not responded to a request for comment.

According to police scanner audio obtained by TMZ, a call came in to dispatch as a "possible suicide". According to the audio, a female employee was involved in an argument and sustained a head wound, possibly from a gunshot. Police officers described a body being found in a conference room and said that person had a gun, at one point in the call.

FULL AUDIO:

“At Apple campus Infinite Loop, for a 1056 attempt ... female employee bleeding with a head wound to the head ... possibly has a gun. Her ... looks like security was escorting the employee down and the Westside units are just now arriving ... I do have further ... they are advising that there's a body in one of the conference rooms with a gun so we're not really sure if there's multiple people involved.” VARIETY.COM/REUTERS