Workplace mass shootings are rare, but the killing of eight people by a fellow employee at a Northern California rail yard on Wednesday marks the third
Nine, including gunman, dead in San Jose rail yard shooting in California
An employee fatally shot eight people at a California train yard before turning the gun on himself as police closed in.
The shooting took place at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) site in San Jose.
“When our deputies went through the door, initially he was still firing rounds,” Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith told journalists.
Officials say the victims include transit employees.
The gunman opened fire early at around 06:45 local time (14:45 GMT) on Wednesday in the VTA light rail yard. According to a local CBS station, the attack unfolded during an employee meeting.
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