CUPERTINO, Calif. - A disgruntled employee opened fire at a meeting at a Northern California limestone quarry early Wednesday, killing two people and injuring six others, authorities said.
CBS News station KPIX-TV in San Francisco reports that the employee allegedly arrived at the meeting with an assault rifle and a handgun and started shooting at the quarry owned by Lehigh Southwest Cement Company in Cupertino about 15 miles west of San Jose. The quarry is located about 3 miles from the headquarters for Apple.Santa Clara Valley Medical Center spokeswoman Joy Alexiou said the hospital received two of the victims, who were in good and fair condition. Their names and the extent of their wounds were not immediately released.
One victim was taken to the emergency room at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, according to spokeswoman Paula Zimlicki.
The hospital cannot release any details about the patient or the patient's injuries, she said.
According to the Santa Clara County website, Permanente Quarry is a limestone and aggregate mining operation and cement plant located in the foothills above Cupertino.
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