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CUPERTINO, Calif. — An employee walked into a meeting at a Northern California quarry Wednesday and started shooting, killing 2 and injuring others, police said. The suspect was not yet in custody, according to local media outlets.
KNTV in San Francisco had previously reported that three people were killed, but police later said two of the eight people shot at the meeting were dead.
The conditions of the six wounded were unknown.
Santa Clara County Sheriff's spokesman Jose Cardoza said the shooting occurred around 4 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.
NBC Bay Area
The suspect in this morning's workplace shooting in Cupertino has been identified as Shareef Allman of San Jose.
The suspect, identified as Shareef Allman, 45, from San Jose, arrived at the Lehigh Southwest Cement plant in Cupertino in a red Dodge Neon, according to unconfirmed scanner reports, NBC's San Francisco affiliate reported. He was reportedly carrying a 9mm handgun and a rifle.
After shooting employees at the meeting — a daily safety meeting held at the plant — and began walking around the quarry grounds.
Woman later shot near workplace
The suspect left the facilities after firing shots, KNTV reported. He then attempted a carjacking nearby, shooting a female driver in the leg. He did not manage to get the car from her. .
The victim was taken to the hospital. Her condition was unknown, according to The Associated Press.
The suspect is still on the loose and is considered armed and dangerous, authorities said.
In nearby Sunnyvale, another injured person was found in a parking lot. Police and SWAT teams were planning on storming a Sunnyvale home, reported KNTV, but it was unclear whether these activities were connected to the Cupertino workplace shooting.
Allman, the suspect, is described as African-American, 5'11'', and 260 pounds, with numerous tattoos, according to KNTV.
Permanente Quarry, owned by Lehigh Southwest Cement Company, is a limestone and aggregate mining operation and cement plant located in the foothills above Cupertino, according to the Santa Clara County website.
KNTV in San Francisco had previously reported that three people were killed, but police later said two of the eight people shot at the meeting were dead.
The conditions of the six wounded were unknown.
Santa Clara County Sheriff's spokesman Jose Cardoza said the shooting occurred around 4 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.
NBC Bay Area
The suspect in this morning's workplace shooting in Cupertino has been identified as Shareef Allman of San Jose.
The suspect, identified as Shareef Allman, 45, from San Jose, arrived at the Lehigh Southwest Cement plant in Cupertino in a red Dodge Neon, according to unconfirmed scanner reports, NBC's San Francisco affiliate reported. He was reportedly carrying a 9mm handgun and a rifle.
After shooting employees at the meeting — a daily safety meeting held at the plant — and began walking around the quarry grounds.
Woman later shot near workplace
The suspect left the facilities after firing shots, KNTV reported. He then attempted a carjacking nearby, shooting a female driver in the leg. He did not manage to get the car from her. .
The victim was taken to the hospital. Her condition was unknown, according to The Associated Press.
The suspect is still on the loose and is considered armed and dangerous, authorities said.
In nearby Sunnyvale, another injured person was found in a parking lot. Police and SWAT teams were planning on storming a Sunnyvale home, reported KNTV, but it was unclear whether these activities were connected to the Cupertino workplace shooting.
Allman, the suspect, is described as African-American, 5'11'', and 260 pounds, with numerous tattoos, according to KNTV.
Permanente Quarry, owned by Lehigh Southwest Cement Company, is a limestone and aggregate mining operation and cement plant located in the foothills above Cupertino, according to the Santa Clara County website.
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