SAN JOSE – Several people were killed, and others were wounded when a person with a gun opened fire in a light rail yard on Wednesday, the county sheriff’s office said. Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputy Russell Davis told reporters that there were “there are multiple injuries and multiple fatalities” and the shooter was now dead. “I can’t confirm the exact number of injuries and fatalities,” he said. Davis said …
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Kiana Simmons (L), and Amar Singh of San Jose (R), tend to a vigil organized by HERO Tent, following the mass shooting at the Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard, outside City Hall on May 26, 2021 in San Jose.
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Updated 4:30 p.m. Thursday
Santa Clara County officials on Thursday confirmed the identity of a gunman who opened fire Wednesday morning at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority rail yard in San Jose, killing at least nine VTA employees before turning the gun on himself. The Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner identified Samuel James Cassidy, 57, a VTA employee, as the shooter. Previous reports identifying Cassidy were attributed to unnamed law enforcement sources.
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