Separate Gunfire Incident Near OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco Home Leads to Two Arrests Days After Molotov Attack
Days earlier, an incendiary device was thrown at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco Russian Hill residence in the early hours of Friday (around 3:45 a.m.), landing nearby, extinguishing on its own with minimal damage, and prompting the arrest of a suspect amid reported threats to OpenAI’s headquarters; no injuries were reported. In a separate incident early Sunday (about 1:40 a.m.), security heard a shot as a Honda stopped near the property and a round was reportedly fired from the passenger window; investigators traced the car via surveillance, arrested Amanda Tom, 25, and Muhamad Tarik Hussein, 23, seized three firearms and charged them with negligent discharge, and both OpenAI and police said there is no indication the gunfire was targeted at Altman or linked to the Molotov attack.
📊 Relevant Data
In San Francisco, 50% of gun violence victims and suspects are Black, despite Black individuals comprising only about 5% of the city's population.
San Francisco Violence Reduction Initiative Assessment — California Board of State and Community Corrections
In 2025, the San Francisco metropolitan area experienced a net loss of 4,400 jobs (0.4% decline), with a significant portion of the losses occurring in the tech sector despite the ongoing AI boom.
San Francisco lost thousands of tech jobs in 2025 despite AI boom — San Francisco Business Times
📌 Key Facts
- Early Friday morning (around 3:45 a.m. local), a Molotov cocktail was thrown toward OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco residence in the Russian Hill neighborhood; the device landed nearby, extinguished on its own, caused only minimal damage and no injuries, and a suspect was taken into custody.
- OpenAI told reporters that the same individual allegedly made threats at the company’s San Francisco headquarters before or around the time of the Molotov attack.
- In a separate incident early Sunday (about 1:40 a.m.), security at the same Russian Hill area reported hearing a gunshot as a Honda sedan stopped near the property and a shot was allegedly fired from the passenger window before the car sped away.
- Police used surveillance footage to identify the car’s license plate, traced it to the residence of Amanda Tom (25), seized three firearms there, and arrested Tom and Muhamad Tarik Hussein (23) without incident; both were charged with negligent discharge.
- OpenAI and investigators said there is no indication the Sunday gunfire was related to Friday’s Molotov cocktail attack or that Altman’s home was specifically targeted in the shooting; the SFPD has not publicly named Altman or his residence in connection with the gunfire, and no injuries were reported.
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- Two people, Amanda Tom (25) and Muhamad Tarik Hussein (23), were arrested and charged with negligent discharge after a reported gunshot near Sam Altman’s Russian Hill home around 1:40 a.m. Sunday.
- Security at the compound reported hearing a gunshot as a Honda sedan stopped near the property and a shot was allegedly fired from the passenger window before the car sped away.
- Investigators used surveillance footage to identify the car’s license plate, traced it to Tom’s residence, and seized three firearms from the home where Tom and Hussein were arrested without incident.
- OpenAI stated there is no indication Altman’s home was targeted in this incident and described it as unrelated to Friday’s Molotov cocktail attack.
- SFPD has not publicly named Altman or his residence in connection with the gunfire incident, and no injuries were reported.
- Wall Street Journal reports, citing an OpenAI memo to employees, that the incident occurred around 3:45 a.m. local time at Altman’s home in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood.
- The memo says the incendiary device was thrown toward the property, landed nearby, extinguished on its own, and caused only minimal damage.
- OpenAI told WSJ the same individual allegedly made threats at the company’s San Francisco headquarters before or around the time of the attack.
- Confirms the incident timing as early Friday at Sam Altman’s San Francisco residence.
- Reinforces that a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the home and that there were also threats against OpenAI’s headquarters.
- Confirms from an additional major outlet (NYT) that a suspect has been arrested and that no injuries were reported.