Mayor Sam Liccardo said Thursday a ninth person had died. Now, all we can do is what we must: support our families and coworkers in pain, and assist their journey to healing, Liccardo tweeted.
The gunman, an employee at the sprawling Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail hub, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and other employees were among the victims, police spokesman Russell Davis said Wednesday.
The initial eight victims were identified by the Santa Clara County coroner s office Wednesday night: Paul Delacruz Megia, 42; Taptejdeep Singh, 36; Adrian Balleza, 29; Jose Dejesus Hernandez, 35; Timothy Michael Romo, 49; Michael Joseph Rudometkin, 40; Abdolvahab Alaghmandan, 63, and Lars Kepler Lane, 63.
The myth of snapping : What data really says about workplace shooters
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) workers gather near a rail yard following a shooting on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. A Santa Clara County sheriff s spokesman said the rail yard shooting left multiple people, including the shooter, dead.Noah Berger/AP
There is a popular conception of workplace mass shooters as people who suddenly “snap” and commit horrific violence against their co-workers. But time and again, studies have shown workplace shooters are methodical planners who stew over perceived slights for months or even years before acting.