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Man suspected of Molotov attack on Sam Altman's home charged with attempted murder

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's San Francisco home attacked with a Molotov cocktail by a 20-year-old suspect carrying a manifesto explicitly calling for the deaths of AI executives—marking the first major violent incident targeting the industry's leadership.

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The RegisterBY sys://pipeline

Daniel Moreno-Gama, 20, was charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking Sam Altman's San Francisco home with a Molotov cocktail on April 10, then attempting to breach OpenAI's Mission Bay headquarters. Police recovered a three-part manifesto document containing personal details of AI company CEOs and investors with explicit calls for their death. The incident is being investigated as potential domestic terrorism.

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