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.
Authorities released the names of the nine people who were killed when a gunman opened fire at a San Jose Valley Transportation Authority rail yard Wednesday.
The eight victims of a mass shooting in San Jose on Wednesday have been identified as investigators begin the process of figuring out why such a fierce burst of violence happened during the early morning hours at a light rail yard.