Apple Employee Died of Self-Inflicted Gunshot to the Head

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Posted April 29, 2016 at 1:12pm by iClarified

The Apple employee found dead at the company's headquarters in Cupertino committed suicide, dying of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, according to police. The victim, identified as 25-year-old Edward Thomas Mackowiak of Santa Clara, California, was found dead in a conference room on Wednesday.

"The Medical Examiner determined the manner of death was suicide and the cause was a gunshot to the head," the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said in a written statement.

"We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of a young and talented coworker," the company said in a statement issued late on Wednesday. "Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends, including the many people he worked with here at Apple."

There has been no word yet on the circumstances that led Mackowiak to take his own life.

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King Rollo - April 30, 2016 at 7:23am

Guys someone died here.. Quit the jokes..

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Kornmehl - April 29, 2016 at 9:23pm

This is consistent with the earlier reports that he was an Android user. He suddenly realized what a fool he had been and couldn't live with himself.

usmanjavid - April 29, 2016 at 5:31pm

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SayingWhatEveryonesThinking - April 29, 2016 at 5:11pm

Of course it's sad, but he premeditated this. Most people leave a note and do it somewhere they may not care to be found, but this guy clearly wanted to make a statement.

Yea - April 29, 2016 at 7:47pm

I agree....but it is also shameful that he let innocent people see his brains all over the conference room. Yes its sad BUT subjecting that image on the janitor and coworkers who found him is unfair to them as well. Those people are not trained to see such a bloody messy scene like EMTs, police, etc etc

RWR - April 29, 2016 at 3:14pm

Gunshot to the head. With no gun. No one heard it. In a conference room. All alone. Somethings not right here.

SayingWhatEveryonesThinking - April 29, 2016 at 2:08pm

They asked him to try out Windows 10. I sympathize.

Gabe - April 29, 2016 at 1:33pm

Que the apple hater comments.

Yea - April 29, 2016 at 3:44pm

Its funny how Apple haters read iClarified

areilly111 - April 29, 2016 at 9:10pm

That's cuz it's not only apple news,only reason I'm still here after switching

Infowarrior - April 29, 2016 at 1:17pm

…way to think different.

Bigeyedphish23 - April 29, 2016 at 8:56pm

How could he obtain, if he is in fact deceased? Perhaps his passion and love for what he did was most important to him and he wanted to pass away in a familiar place? It's unfortunate that he did it in such a public place where his peers would find him. Depression can make you do things you wouldn't normally dream of.