SAN JOSE, Calif. Taptejdeep Singh died trying to save others from a gunman. Kirk Bertolet saw some of his coworkers take their last breaths. And friends, family and survivors were left to mourn after nine men died this week when a disgruntled coworker hauling a duffle bag full of guns and ammunition opened fire…
SAN JOSE, Calif. (PAI) Perhaps it was inevitable in an era of mass shootings nationwide, but one finally hit the union movement personally, at the Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority in San Jose, Calif., on May 26. It’s the 15th mass shooting in the U.S. so far this year.
The gunman who killed nine of his co-workers at a California rail yard had stockpiled weapons and 25,000 rounds of ammunition at his house before setting it on fire to coincide with the bloodshed at the workplace he seethed about for years, authorities said Friday.
Sam Cassidy, 57, shot dead nine co-workers on Wednesday in San Jose
Cassidy filled his home with an arsenal including 25,000 rounds of ammunition
He also had home-made bombs inside, and lit a fire to try and blow up his home
The house failed to explode but did catch fire; the bombs were deactivated
Cassidy killed himself when police closed in on him at the end of his rampage
A picture is emerging of a deeply disturbed man with a long hatred of his job
Samuel Cassidy prepared for years to unleash his rage.
He had weapons. He read up on terrorism and manifestos. He harbored bomb-making materials. He rigged his home to go up in an inferno as he set out to kill nine fellow employees at a light-rail hub in San Jose.
While he plotted intricately for a mass attack, appearing like a terrorist on a mission, his motive was much simpler: He just hated his co-workers.
That s the picture painted so far by law enforcement as detectives try to understand the pent-up animosity that Cassidy appears to have kindled for a decade against the people he worked alongside.