{"id":542697,"date":"2021-05-27T11:21:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T15:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=542697"},"modified":"2021-05-27T11:21:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T15:21:39","slug":"suspect-who-opened-fire-at-san-jose-rail-yard-idd-as-vta-employee-killed-9-before-turning-gun-on-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-who-opened-fire-at-san-jose-rail-yard-idd-as-vta-employee-killed-9-before-turning-gun-on-self\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect who opened fire at San Jose rail yard ID\u2019d as VTA employee, killed 9 before turning gun on self"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuspect-who-opened-fire-at-san-jose-rail-yard-idd-as-vta-employee-killed-9-before-turning-gun-on-self%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=542697&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2413326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2413326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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. (AP Photo\/Noah Berger)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:09 AM PT \u2013 Thursday, May 27, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>An employee opened fire Wednesday at a California rail yard and killed nine people before taking his own life. The local community is reeling after the devastating mass shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning (Wednesday) at 6:34 a.m., Santa Clara County Communications Center received multiple 9-1-1 calls of a shots fired call located in the area of 101 West Younger Avenue in San Jose, which is a Valley Transportation Authority hub for VTA,\u201d announced Deputy Russell Davis of the Santa Clara County Sheriff\u2019s Department<\/p>\n<p>In a press conference, Deputy Davis said 57-year-old Samuel Cassidy, an employee at the Valley Transportation Authority, was deceased after turning the gun on himself. The incident happened earlier in the day at the VTA facility, which provides transit services throughout the bay area.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, as the investigation continues, a number of officials have spoken out on the tragedy. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) weighed in on the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a numbness, I imagine, some of us are feeling about this because there\u2019s a sameness to this,\u201d stated the governor. \u201c\u2026More scenes like this repeated over and over and over again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen also expressed his deepest sentiments .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know, tragically, that mass shootings affect different people in different ways and over different periods of time,\u201d he stated. \u201cWe are offering grief counseling, mental health counseling, victim compensation services, experts and many shoulders to cry on.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">***UPDATE***<br \/>Detectives are currently processing the scene. Updates to follow.<\/p>\n<p>The Sheriff\u2019s Office would like to extend our deepest condolences to the victims and their loved ones from today\u2019s incident. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uLi89cqnR6\">pic.twitter.com\/uLi89cqnR6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SantaClaraCoSheriff (@SCCoSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SCCoSheriff\/status\/1397719587605467139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>All of the victims have been identified as colleagues of the gunman. Investigators offered no immediate word on a possible motive.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/major-freeway-reopens-as-hours-long-standoff-ends-near-san-diego\/\">Major Freeway Reopens As Hours-Long Standoff Ends Near San Diego<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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