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Local authorities have declined to speculate on a motive for the shooting rampage, saying their work at the scene could take several days, assisted by the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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The gunfire erupted at about 6:30 a.m. Pacific time on Wednesday as the work day was beginning at a light-rail maintenance yard in the heart of Silicon Valley. The accused gunman shot himself as police closed in on him minutes after he started firing, according to Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith.
updated: May 27 2021, 08:23 ist
A shooting at a rail yard in San Jose, California, left nine people dead, including the gunman, and others injured, authorities said Wednesday. Many details remained unknown.
What the Authorities Are Saying
Deputy Russell Davis, a spokesperson for the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, said the investigation was centered on 101 W. Younger Ave., the site of a maintenance and dispatch center for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
Davis said police started receiving 911 calls about 6:34 a.m. local time. He said deputies arrived at the hub and found “multiple victims that were shot at the scene.” He later told reporters that eight people were killed.
In the court documents, the ex-girlfriend also claimed that "several times" during their relationship, Cassidy "became intoxicated, enraged and forced himself" on her sexually.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
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OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the conviction and sentencing of Jing Chiang Huang for her role in an organized crime sex trafficking ring operating across California. Today’s sentence holds Huang accountable for her actions and is the result of cooperative investigative efforts undertaken by the California Department of Justice, Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, California Franchise Tax Board, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and numerous local law enforcement agencies.
“Plain and simple: Trafficking young Asian women for sex is criminal,”
said Attorney General Bonta. “It’s also part of a long history of objectification in this country that has been part and parcel of the anti-Asian violence we’ve seen across the United States. That’s why I’m grateful to our partners in law enforcement across California whose investigative efforts helped make th
California bishop prays for victims of another senseless shooting On: 5/26/2021, By , In: Nation .Police secure the scene of a mass shooting May 26, 2021, at a rail yard run by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, Calif. The Santa Clara County Sheriff s Office reported eight people were killed and others injured. The gunman also was dead. (CNS photo/Peter DaSilva, Reuters) .Police secure the scene of a mass shooting May 26, 2021, at a rail yard run by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, Calif. The Santa Clara County Sheriff s Office reported eight people were killed and others injured. The gunman also was dead. (CNS photo/Peter DaSilva, Reuters)