The father of Nasim Aghdam, the woman officials identified as having committed the shooting at YouTube headquarters on Tuesday, said he warned police his daughter was disgruntled with the tech giant.
Ismail Aghdam said he first contacted police after his daughter, a San Diego-based YouTube personality and self-described "vegan bodybuilder," went missing. He told law enforcement his 39-year-old daughter, prior to her disappearance, had grown increasingly vocal about her grievances with YouTube, even accusing the company of "ruining her life," according to CBS Los Angeles.
The family stated they were contacted by law enforcement at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, the day of the shooting, to relate they had found Nasim Aghdam safe in her car near Mountain View, Calif. The family's relief quickly turned to concern upon learning the location was close to YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, Calif. Upon making the connection, Ismail Aghdam again informed police of his daughter's ire with YouTube. The family was told police would continue to monitor the situation.
Only hours after her family was contacted by police, Nasim Aghdam walked onto YouTube's campus with a firearm and opened fire. She wounded three individuals before eventually turning the gun on herself, according to authorities.
Law enforcement authorities have not confirmed any motive for the shooting, but they do not believe the shooter knew anyone at YouTube's headquarters personally.
In past social media posts, she accused YouTube of filtering her content, which includes videos of her dancing and speaking in Farsi and Turkish, and restricting it by age.
"There is no equal growth opportunity on YOUTUBE or any other video sharing site, your channel will grow if they want to!!!!!" one post flagged by CNN reads. "Youtube filtered my channels to keep them from getting views!"
Ismail Aghdam's stated that YouTube had recently stopped paying his daughter for her content.