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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"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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