May 26, 2021
A shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority light rail maintenance yard in San Jose, California on Wednesday morning left eight people dead, reports
The New York Times. The suspected gunman, a VTA employee, is also dead, authorities told CNN.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said in an emotional press briefing: This is a horrific day for our city, and it s a tragic day for the VTA family. After first helping the community heal and mourn, Liccardo says his attention will then immediately turn toward ensuring this never happens again in San Jose. This is a horrific day for our city, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo says after a mass shooting that occurred at a rail yard in the Northern California city Wednesday morning. The mayor says that he will do everything possible to ensure this never happens again in our city. pic.twitter.com/2IrO2aS1wH Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) May 26, 2021
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Gunman kills 8 coworkers at San Jose transit facility
By: Scripps National
and last updated 2021-05-26 23:32:02-04
Eight people were killed and several more were injured Wednesday morning when a gunman opened fire at a rail yard near San Jose, California.
The suspected shooter is also dead. The Santa Clara County Sheriff s Office says it believes the man took his own life.
âI can confirm with you that deputies did not exchange gunfire and right now weâre going to preliminarily go with the assumption that it was a self-inflicted gunshot wound from the suspect,â said Deputy Russell Davis during a briefing.
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Sherrif’s deputies walk on San Pedro Street toward the First Street VTA service yard where a mass shooting took place on May 26 in San Jose, Calif.Jim Gensheimer/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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FBI at the VTA Light Rail Facility yard, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. A shooting at the light-rail yard near downtown San Jose left nine people dead, including the gunman.Santiago Mejia / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
A shooting at a light rail yard near downtown San Jose left multiple people dead Wednesday morning.
In a press conference from San Jose, California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for gun control reform.
Newsom said he spoke with the families of potential victims who were making panicked phone calls to see if their loved ones are still alive. The heroism of those victims, the fact that they can even stand up and support one another, is remarkable, Newsom said.
He later took to Twitter to call on elected officials to pass gun control measures. Time to move past the stale rhetoric of thoughts & prayers & pass commonsense gun laws NATIONWIDE, he tweeted.
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