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Gunman kills at least 8 in mass shooting at California rail yard

May 26, 2021
US law enforcement officials said that there are
US law enforcement officials said that there are "multiple fatalities" in the shooting at a California rail yard on Wednesday morning. — Courtesy photo

SAN JOSE, California — Nine people have been killed in a shooting at a light rail yard in San Jose, California, including the suspect, police say.

At a press conference on Wednesday, officials said eight victims had been killed in the incident, along with the shooter at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail yard.

At least some of the victims, as well as the suspect, were VTA employees, Santa Clara County sheriff's spokesman Deputy Russell Davis said.

A number of others were also injured in the shooting.

The incident unfolded at around 6.30 am at the light rail facility — a transit control center storing trains — just next door to the sheriff's department.

Nine people have been killed in a shooting at a light rail yard in San Jose, California, including the suspect, police say.

At a press conference on Wednesday, officials said eight victims had been killed in the incident, along with the shooter at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail yard.

At least some of the victims, as well as the suspect, were VTA employees, Santa Clara County sheriff's spokesman Deputy Russell Davis said.

A number of others were also injured in the shooting.

The incident unfolded at around 6.30 am at the light rail facility — a transit control center storing trains — just next door to the sheriff's department. — Euronews


May 26, 2021
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