PICTURED: Nine victims of San Jose transit yard shooting, including father-of-two, 36, and a grandpa, 63, as footage shows killer setting off for work with bag full of guns after torching his own home
Samuel Cassidy opened fire shortly before 7am after calmly setting off from home carrying a duffel bag which police believe contained the gun used in the attack at the Valley Transportation Authority rail yard in San Jose
The 57-year-old killed nine colleagues and was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
A motive has not yet been established but an ex-girlfriend claimed Cassidy had bipolar and was violent
‘Our hearts are forever broken’: What we know about the shooting victims.
Sarabjit Singh, second from right, mourns for his son Taptejdeep Singh, a victim in the shooting on Wednesday.Credit.Mike Kai Chen for The New York Times
May 26, 2021
Nine employees of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority were killed in a shooting at the system’s rail yard in San Jose on Wednesday. Here is what we know about some of their lives.
Adrian Balleza, 29
Adrian BallezaCredit.Heather Balleza
Adrian Balleza was described by his wife, Heather Balleza, as a humble and caring individual who was loved by many people. Now, she wrote over a messaging platform on Thursday morning, his family and friends are heartbroken. Mr. Balleza’s 2-year-old son will have to spend his years without a father. “It still doesn’t feel real,” she wrote.
Caltrain offering free rides to San Jose vigil honoring victims of VTA mass shooting
By Astrid Casimire
(Duncan Sinfield/KTVU)
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Caltrain will provide free train rides Thursday evening to and from San Jose City Hall, where a vigil will be held honoring the victims of the fatal shooting at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority on Wednesday.
A VTA employee shot and killed nine people at the Guadalupe light-rail yard in San Jose on Wednesday morning and then killed himself.
The vigil begins 6 p.m. at the City Hall plaza, 200 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose.
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9 dead in shooting rampage at San Jose rail yard
Police spokesman Russell Davis said the gunman was an employee at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail hub, and other employees were among the victims. Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said the gunman took his own life.