First Published: 10:00 AM PDT, May 27, 2021 President Biden called the deadly massacre a “horrific tragedy,” and in a statement said “enough.” He called on Congress to take immediate action on gun control legislation. To honor the victims, the president had flags flown at half-mast, CBS said.
Nine victims killed in a deadly mass shooting at a light rail yard in San Jose, California, have been identified. The latest victim, who was hospitalized in critical condition, died late Wednesday, a report said
The victims in the VTA mass shooting ranged in age from 29 to 63, CBS News reported.
The Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner identified the casualties as Paul Delacruz Megia, 42; Taptejdeep Singh, 36; Adrian Balleza, 29; Jose Dejesus Hernandez III, 35; Timothy Michael Romo, 49; Michael Joseph Rudometkin, 40; Abdolvahab Alaghmandan, 63; and Lars Kepler Lane, 63, and the latest victim, Alex Ward Fritch, 49, CNN reported.
Sikh man among eight people killed in California rail yard shooting ANI | Updated: May 27, 2021 09:39 IST
California [US], May 27 (ANI): A Sikh man was among eight people killed during the shooting at a rail yard in San Jose, California. However, the details of the victim s family have not been identified yet, as an official statement.
Santa Clara County officials have released the names of the shooting victims that includes 36-year-old Taptejdeep Singh and said that the details of the heritage of the victim have not been identified yet.
Apart from Taptejdeep Singh, other victims included Paul Delacruz Megia (42), Adrian Balleza (29), Jose Dejesus Hernandez Ill (35), Timothy Michael Romo (49), Michael Joseph Rudometkin (40), Abdolvahab Alaghmandan (63) and Lars Kepler Lane(63).
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Nine people were killed and others were injured after a gunman opened fire at San Jose’s Valley Transportation Authority control center and rail yard Wednesday morning, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said. The suspected gunman is also dead, authorities said. Multiple news outlets have identified Samuel J. Cassidy, a 57-year-old VTA employee, as the suspect. Also that morning, two fires broke out, with one of them at a home owned by Cassidy, records show.
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Site of mass shooting in San Jose, California
Light-rail yard