NBC Bay Area, the shooting resulted in at least eight deaths. San Jose Mayor
Sam Liccardo tweeted that several people were being treated, but the situation is still being assessed.
Deputy
Russel Davis said that VTA employees were among the victims, but identities have not yet been revealed.
San Jose officials later announced that the suspect was also dead.
The shooter was identified by
NBC Bay Area as VTA employee
Samuel Cassidy.
Dozens of units, including San Jose Police and Santa Clara County sheriff s vehicles, responded to the scene at Younger Avenue and San Pedro Street near the VTA yard.
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) workers gather near a rail yard following a shooting on Wednesday in San Jose, Calif. Santa Clara County sheriff s spokesman said the rail yard shooting left multiple people, including the shooter, dead. Noah Berger/AP
An employee opened fire Wednesday at a California rail yard serving Silicon Valley, killing eight people. The gunman was also dead, authorities said.
The suspect was an employee of the Valley Transportation Authority, which provides bus, light rail and other transit services throughout Santa Clara County, the largest county in the Bay Area, Santa Clara County sheriff s authorities said.
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San Francisco, May 27 (IANS) Nine people including the suspect were dead and at least one person was injured Wednesday morning after a shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) yard north of downtown San Jose in the US state of California, according to the local authorities.
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A gunman at a transit station in San Jose, California, on Wednesday morning opened fire, killing at least eight victims, local authorities confirmed, noting the suspect was also dead.What we know: Authorities emphasized the investigation is "fluid and active" and the number of victims could change. Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.The county sheriff’s spokesperson Deputy Russell Davis said the assailant was an employee of the Valley Transportation Authority, which provides bus, light rail and other transit services throughout Santa Clara County, the biggest county in the Bay Area. How the shooter died remains undetermined according to County Sheriff Laurie Smith, per AP. The shooting took place around 6:30 a.m. local time at the VTA, a "transit control center that stores trains and has a maintenance yard," per AP. It is not yet known whether the attack took place in or outdoors.Both the suspected shooter and several v
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