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San Jose shooting leaves 9 dead, deceased suspect identified; victims shot in separate buildings | 27 May 2021 | The eight people initially killed by a gunman at a Northern California rail yard Wednesday morning were shot in two separate buildings before the suspected shooter took his own life, authorities said Wednesday. A ninth victim died in a hospital late Wednesday evening, authorities said. Santa Clara Sheriff Laurie Smith expressed her grief for the families of the victims before praising the quick response of law enforcement officers who went into a Valley Transportation Authority building as the active shooting was happening. She said deputies and San Jose police officers were the first on the scene.
Indian-origin Sikh man killed in US rail yard shooting remembered as hero
Samuel Cassidy, 57, a maintenance worker of the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), San Jose, on Wednesday gunned down nine of his co-workers in one of the deadliest shootings in California state.
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Taptejdeep Singh, one of the nine victims of a shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority rail yard. (Photo | AP) By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Indian-origin Sikh Taptejdeep Singh, who was among the nine people killed in the latest horrific mass shooting incident in the US, has been hailed as a hero who lived by the values of service and protection of others, his family members said, as they tried to find comfort hearing how he spent his final moments helping his colleagues to safety.
By Jason Taylor
May 28, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa - Governor Kim Reynolds is ordering flags to be lowered to half-staff until Sunday to honor the victims killed in this week s mass shooting in San Jose, California.
Nine people were killed when a gunman opened fire before killing himself at the Valley Transportation Authority rail yard.
The Governor issued her order in conjunction with President Joe Biden s proclamation.
Flags will be at half-staff at the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. They ll also be half-staff at all public buildings and grounds in the state.
Killer of eight in California had talked of workplace attacks
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Law enforcement officers respond to the scene of a shooting at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) facility on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. Santa Clara County sheriff s spokesman said the railyard shooting left multiple people, including the shooter, dead. (Noah Berger/AP)
SAN JOSE, Calif. An employee who gunned down eight people at a California rail yard and then killed himself as law enforcement rushed in had talked about killing people at work more than a decade ago, his ex-wife said.
“I never believed him, and it never happened. Until now,” a tearful Cecilia Nelms told The Associated Press on Wednesday following the 6:30 a.m. attack at a light rail facility for the Valley Transportation Authority.