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Authorities have apprehended two individuals following an incident involving a potential gunshot near the San Francisco residence of OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, early Sunday morning. This follows an earlier incident where a man allegedly hurled a Molotov cocktail at Altman’s home just two days prior.
Amanda Tom, aged 25, and Muhamad Tarik Hussein, aged 23, have been charged with negligent discharge in relation to the “possible shots” fired in the Russian Hill area, according to the San Francisco Police Department. The police statement did not mention Altman by name or link the residence specifically to him.
An OpenAI representative informed Fox News Digital on Monday that the event was unrelated to Altman and indicated that there was no evidence suggesting his home was deliberately targeted.
The San Francisco Standard initially reported that at approximately 1:40 a.m. on Sunday, two suspects in a Honda sedan allegedly stopped near Altman’s property and fired a round from the passenger side window.
The residence of Sam Altman is visible from Chestnut Street in San Francisco as of April 10, 2026. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle)
Security personnel at the compound reported hearing a gunshot before the vehicle sped away, though the car’s license plate was caught on surveillance footage, the outlet reported, citing a police report.
Detectives determined the car belonged to Tom, which led officers to a home in San Francisco, police said. Tom and Hussein were found at the home, where they were arrested without incident. Officers also seized three firearms found inside the home.
The home of Sam Altman is seen from Chestnut Street in San Francisco on April 10, 2026. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle)
“The SFPD takes crimes involving guns extremely seriously, and anyone committing acts like these will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” said San Francisco Police Chief Derrick Lew. “I want to thank our officers whose swift actions identified these suspects, took them into custody, and got dangerous weapons off our streets.”
The incident comes after a 20-year-old man allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Altman’s home and threatened OpenAI’s headquarters in San Francisco on Friday, the company confirmed at the time.
Officers arrested the man, who allegedly threatened to burn down the building, and recognized him as the same suspect in the Molotov cocktail incident, police said.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee during a hearing titled “Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 8, 2025. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Police did not immediately identify the suspect, though the Standard and local news outlet KNTV reported his name as Daniel Alejandro Moreno-Gama. Reports indicate he was charged with attempted murder, arson, criminal threats, two counts of possession of an incendiary device and two counts of possessing a destructive device.
No injuries were reported in either incident.
Police have yet to release a possible motive for the alleged attack on Friday.
The Molotov cocktail attack came days after the New Yorker published an in-depth investigation that touched on concerns some people have about Altman and the company.
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