HERO Tent President Kiana Simmons places a candle at a vigil organised by her group following the mass shooting at the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light-rail yard, outside City Hall in San Jose, California. Picture: Philip Pacheco / Getty Images via AFP
Public transit worker fatally shot 8, then killed himself at San Jose rail yard
By The Washington Post
Faiz Siddiqui, Derek Hawkins, Brittany Shammas and Mark Berman
San Jose, California - A transit system employee in San Jose opened fire on Wednesday morning at a light-rail facility, killing at least eight people before shooting himself, officials said.
Investigators confirmed little about the attacker Wednesday, saying they were still searching for a possible motive. They declined to say whether they thought any of the victims had been targeted.
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A man who opened fire at a rail yard where he was employed in San Jose, Calif. and killed eight people had talked about killing people at work, according to his ex-wife. "I never believed him, and it never happened. Until now," Cecilia Nelms told The Associated Press on Wednesday.Nelms, who was married to Sam Cassidy for a decade before they divorced in 2005, said he would often come home upset about assignments at work. "He could dwell on.