Airbnb CEO Bans “Party Houses” After Recent California Shooting That Killed 5 People

The Chief executive of Airbnb released a statement saying that his company will officially ban “party houses” following a deadly shooting that resulted in 5 people being killed.

In a series of tweets, Brian Chesky said on Saturday that the San Francisco-based company would expand manual screening of “high risk” reservations and remove guests who fail to comply with policies banning parties at Airbnb rental homes.

He also said the company is forming a “rapid response team” when complaints of unauthorized parties come in.

Starting today, we are banning “party houses” and we are redoubling our efforts to combat unauthorized parties and get rid of abusive host and guest conduct, including conduct that leads to the terrible events we saw in Orinda. Here is what we are doing:

— Brian Chesky (@bchesky) November 2, 2019

CNN Reports:

The shooting occurred during a Halloween party Thursday night. The party, held at an Airbnb rental that specifically prohibited parties, was advertised on social media and had more than 100 people in attendance.

“Arriving officers found a highly chaotic scene that included gunshot victims, injured party-goers, and numerous people fleeing the scene. The partygoers apparently came from throughout the Bay Area for the Halloween event,” a statement from the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said.

Three people died at the scene and two others died at the hospital, according to the sheriff’s office. It’s currently unknown how many were injured.

The sheriff’s office said several of the injured were taken by ambulance to local hospitals by ambulance, while some victims transported themselves to the hospital. The incident is under investigation and no suspects have been arrested, according to the sheriff’s office.

 

We are so happy to hear that the CEO has immediately taken action to hopefully help solve and prevent any shootings at a party from happening in the future. Let us please pray for those that lost a loved one there at the party. We will keep you all updated on the shooting case as it continues to develop.