San Jose VTA mass shooting now the Bay Area's deadliest gun massacre
By Lisa Fernandez
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A memorial with candles for the victims of the San Jose VTA rail yard shooting is seen at the San Jose City Hall in San Jose, California, on May 27, 2021. (Photo by AMY OSBORNE/AFP via Getty Images)
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - A mass shooting in San Jose that killed nine Valley Transportation Authority employees and also left the gunman dead when he killed himself now has the notorious distinction of being the Bay Area's deadliest gun massacre in history.
An early portrait of the now-dead attacker, Sam James Cassidy, 57, shows him to be a hot-tempered, bipolar VTA worker, who had long complained about his job and had at least two ended relationships.