SAN JOSE (AP) The mayor of San Jose said several people were being treated for injuries after police and sheriff’s officials responded to reports of a shooting at a railyard on Wednesday. Mayor Sam Liccardo said in a tweet that “the shooter is no longer a threat” and the facility has been evacuated. He […]
Sheriff says shooter is down
The Santa Clara County Sheriff s Office tweeted that the shooter is down.
Police are currently on scene for an active shooter investigation in the area of 100 W. Younger Ave. in Santa Clara County, California.
Police are asking people to avoid the area. The sheriff said earlier, “Active scene, use caution.”
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The site of the reported shooting is a transportation light rail yard Google
The shooting reported in downtown San Jose is at the VTA light rail yard in San Jose, a light rail official says.
“We do have reports of an active shooter, it is our light rail maintenance yard,” Brandi Childress, VTA spokesperson, says.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) A Santa Clara County sheriff’s spokesman says eight people were killed in the San Jose railyard shooting.
Deputy Russell Davis says the suspect also died Wednesday at the Valley Transportation Authority light railyard where the shooting happened. No identities have been released.
Law enforcement officers respond to the scene of a shooting at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) facility on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. Santa Clara County sheriff’s spokesman said the railyard shooting left multiple people, including the shooter, dead. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
He says the victims include Valley Transportation Authority employees.