More than 22,000 rounds of ammunition, a dozen firearms, suspected Molotov cocktails and multiple cans of gasoline were found in the home of Sam Cassidy, the gunman who took nine lives at his workplace on Wednesday, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
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The California transit worker who shot dead nine co-workers and himself Wednesday morning was armed with 32 illegal high capacity magazines when he arrived at the Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard in San Jose.
Samuel James Cassidy, 57, fired 39 times at two buildings, starting just after 6:30 a.m., the Mercury News reports. He shot himself as Santa Clara County deputies and San Jose police officers closed in, as CrimeOnline previously reported.
Sheriff’s Deputy Russell Davis said that Cassidy apparently carefully selected his targets, telling at least one person, “I’m not going to shoot you” as he fired.
A statement released by the sheriff’s office on Thursday said that investigators have not determined Cassidy’s motive but have confirmed he was “a highly disgruntled VTA employee for many years, which may have contributed to why he targeted VTA employees.”
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