California Killer of 8 Had Talked of Workplace Attacks
Voice of America
27 May 2021, 23:05 GMT+10
SAN JOSE, CALIF. - An employee who gunned down eight people at a California rail yard and then killed himself as law enforcement rushed in had talked about killing people at work more than a decade ago, his ex-wife said. I never believed him, and it never happened. Until now, a tearful Cecilia Nelms told The Associated Press on Wednesday following the 6:30 a.m. attack at a light rail facility for the Valley Transportation Authority. When our deputies went through the door, initially he was still firing rounds. When our deputy saw him, he took his life, Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith told reporters.
Samuel Cassidy, left, was reportedly held by customs officers returning from the Philippines in 2016. He is pictured heading to work to carry out the mass shooting Wednesday, right.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – A Northern California rail yard worker who gunned down nine other employees before taking his own life appeared to target his victims and fired more than 39 shots, the Santa Clara County sheriff said Thursday.
The gunman, whose ex-wife says struggled with anger issues, told at least one person: I’m not going to shoot you, Sheriff Laurie Smith said. And then he shot other people. So I imagine there was some kind of thought on who he wanted to shoot.
Authorities say the suspect, identified as Samuel J. Cassidy, 57, opened fire at about 6:30 a.m. local time Wednesday in two buildings at the sprawling Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail hub. VTA provides bus, light rail and other transit services throughout Santa Clara County, the most populated county in the Bay Area.
The gunman who murdered nine people at a California rail yard facility appeared to target some of his victims while sparing others, authorities and witnesses say.
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