Multiple victims were also wounded in the attack at the train maintenance compound in San Jose, just south of San Francisco, which has once again shone a spotlight on the country's raging gun control debate.
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Worker kills 8 at railyard
Takes own life in morning shooting in Silicon Valley
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – An employee opened fire Wednesday at a California rail yard, killing eight people before taking his own life as law enforcement rushed in, authorities said, marking the latest attack in a year that has seen a sharp increase in mass killings as the nation emerges from coronavirus restrictions.
The shooting took place around 6:30 a.m. in two buildings that are part of a light rail facility for the Valley Transportation Authority, which provides bus, light rail and other transit services throughout Santa Clara County, the most populated county in the San Francisco Bay Area. The facility in San Jose includes a transit-control center, parking for trains and a maintenance yard.
I m not going to shoot you : Gunman appeared to target victims at San Jose rail yard, spared others John Bacon, Jorge L. Ortiz and Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
At least 9 killed after gunman opens fire at San Jose light rail yard
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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.
A gunman opened fire Wednesday morning at a public transit rail yard in San Jose, California, killing at least eight co-workers and wounding others, Deputy Russell Davis of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said.