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22-year-old Twitter worker dies after San Francisco drive-by capturing

A Twitter supervisor died this week after getting caught within the crossfire throughout a drive-by capturing in San Francisco.

Courtney Brousseau, 22, who works as an affiliate venture supervisor for Twitter, was strolling dwelling from Dolores Park within the metropolis’s mission district Friday night when two males of their 20s bought out of their automotive and opened hearth earlier than driving off, KTVU reported.

About 50 to 60 pictures have been fired on the intersection of Rosa Parks Lane and Guerrero Avenue, native authorities informed The San Francisco Chronicle.

Brousseau was critically wounded and one other sufferer, 18, sustained non-life-threatening accidents, the paper reported.

Colleagues and buddies informed the paper Brousseau was on life assist Sunday. He died round 7 p.m. Monday, San Francisco Common Hospital spokesman Brent Andrew informed the outlet.

A short while earlier than the capturing, Brousseau went to seize some quick meals and loved it within the park.

“I simply ate a scrumptious burrito in Dolores Park and for a quick second all the pieces felt okay,” he wrote in his final tweet.

Brousseau, a latest UC Berkeley graduate who was additionally a passionate transit advocate, was beforehand an intern for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a civic digital fellow for Code.gov, a marketing consultant for California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and a Microsoft program supervisor intern, in line with the report.

Good friend and Twitter colleague Savannah Badalich informed the Chronicle, Brousseau labored on notification initiatives and centered on making know-how extra accessible and inclusive.

“He simply had such fierce empathy for therefore many communities,” Badalich informed the outlet. “He needed to make a distinction, and he did.”

In March, he provided to assist to anybody who wanted it in the course of the coronavirus outbreak.

“I spent a whole lot of $ on LEGO final evening for my very own psychological well being,” Brousseau tweeted. “Now I need to assist folks who may be struggling because of COVID-19. If you recognize somebody who wants assist, a corporation that’s serving to, or a donation you need me to match, reply w/ information. I’ll donate as much as $400.”

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In an electronic mail to the Chronicle, a Twitter spokesperson stated the social community is “heartbroken to verify the passing of a Twitter worker concerned in a capturing final week.”

“Our ideas are together with his household, buddies, and teammates at this tough time.”

Associates and colleagues are planning a number of digital vigils and comfortable hours in Brousseau’s honor — one in all which Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will attend, in line with Badalich.

No arrests have but been made in connection to the capturing.

San Francisco police spokesman Officer Robert Rueca stated no arrests have been made in connection to the capturing.

“This lively and ongoing murder investigation is wanting into all facets,” San Francisco police spokesman Officer Robert Rueca informed the Chronicle, including that authorities “are usually not confirming or ruling something out.”