Latest: Shooting suspect was angry after YouTube stopped paying her for videos, says father

Latest: A woman opened fire with a handgun in a courtyard at YouTube headquarters in California, wounding three people before fatally shooting herself, was angry because the company had stopped paying her for videos she posted on the platform, her father has told the Bay Area News Group.

Update 8.03am: A woman opened fire with a handgun in a courtyard at YouTube headquarters in California, wounding three people before fatally shooting herself, was angry because the company had stopped paying her for videos she posted on the platform, her father has told the Bay Area News Group.

People who post on YouTube can receive money from advertisements that accompany their videos, but the company "de-monetises" some channels for reasons including inappropriate material or having fewer than 1,000 subscribers.