At the scene, a visibly shaken Governor Gavin Newsom lauded the heroism of the first responders and addressed the difficulty in dealing with yet another mass shooting. There s a sameness to this, he said, and I think that numbness is something we re all feeling. … It begs the damn question, what the hell is going on in the United States of America? What the hell is wrong with us? And when are we going to come to grips with this?
Cassidy had worked for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority since at least 2012.
His ex-wife, Cecilia Nelms, told CBS News his temper … was one of our biggest problems.
A mass shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority rail yard killed nine people, including the VTA employee who opened fire, according to authorities.
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A light rail operator and an electrical lineman for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority were among the nine people killed in an attack at a California rail yard.
The authorities released the names of the nine people who were killed at a San Jose rail yard on Wednesday.Credit.Mike Kai Chen for The New York Times
The authorities released the names of the nine people who were killed at a San Jose rail yard on Wednesday but have not publicly provided a motive for the gunman, whose body was found at the scene while his house miles away was in flames.
The number of fatalities from Wednesday's mass shooting at a San Jose light rail maintenance yard has risen to nine after a victim who was hospitalized died overnight, the Santa Clara County Coroner's office said.