San Francisco police have arrested two people after shots were reportedly fired outside the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in the early hours of Sunday morning, just 48 hours after a separate firebomb attack on the same property. According to a report by The San Francisco Standard, at around 1:40 am PT on April 12, a Honda sedan with two people inside drove slowly past Sam Altman’s Russian Hill home. The car had already passed the house once before, minutes earlier. As the vehicle came around again, the person in the passenger seat extended their hand out of the window and appeared to fire a shot toward the Lombard Street side of the property, according to a police report citing surveillance footage and accounts from the compound’s own security staff, who said they heard a gunshot.The car then sped away. However, a security camera captured the vehicle’s licence plate, giving investigators a crucial lead. Police traced the car to 25-year-old Amanda Tom of San Francisco. Officers went to the 2000 block of Taylor Street and detained Tom and her companion, 23-year-old Muhamad Tarik Hussein, without any struggle. A search of the home turned up three firearms, which were seized by police.Both Tom and Hussein were taken to San Francisco County Jail and formally charged with negligent discharge of a firearm under California Penal Code 246.3.
What the Police said on Sam Altman’s home attack
San Francisco Police Chief Derrick Lew praised the speed with which officers identified and caught the suspects. “The SFPD takes crimes involving guns extremely seriously, and anyone committing acts like these will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Chief Lew said. “I want to thank our officers whose swift actions identified these suspects, took them into custody, and got dangerous weapons off our streets.“Police stressed that despite the arrests, the investigation remains open and active. Anyone with information has been asked to contact the SFPD at 1-415-575-4444 or send a text tip to TIP411, starting the message with the word SFPD.
Two attacks on Sam Altman’s home in just 2 days
Sunday’s shooting was the second incident at Sam Altman’s home in less than 72 hours. On Friday morning, April 10, a 20-year-old man from Texas named Daniel Alejandro Moreno-Gama allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail, a bottle filled with flammable liquid and a burning rag, at the metal gate of the property on Chestnut Street at around 3:40 am PT. Security guards at the property put out the fire, and the entire incident was recorded on camera.Shortly after the Friday attack, security staff at OpenAI’s headquarters in the Mission Bay neighbourhood made contact with a person matching Moreno-Gama’s description. That individual reportedly made threatening statements about the building before being taken into custody by police.
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Sam Altman speaks out on attack
Following the Friday firebomb incident, Sam Altman took to social media to address growing fears about artificial intelligence and its impact on society. “The fear and anxiety about AI is justified,” he wrote. “We are in the process of witnessing the largest change to society in a long time, and perhaps ever.”
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