JOSE DEJESUS HERNANDEZ III:
Jose Dejesus Hernandez III, 35, could fix anything, loved his hobbies and lived life with zest, according to his family.
The Dublin, California, resident was a substation maintainer who had been partnered with Samuel Cassidy, the man who authorities say gunned down Hernandez and eight others, said his father, Jose Dejesus Hernandez II, a retired Valley Transportation Authority employee. He said he was not aware of issues Cassidy may have had with his son or others.
“He was somebody who was so fair. A very, very fair person and always leaning to the right side of things, always looking for the right thing to do,” said Hernandez, crying at times in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press. “He was a really good guy, a great kid, and now he’s gone.”
San Jose Shooting Vigil For Victims Seeks Healing, Action - Los Gatos, CA - Hundreds of people gathered at San Jose City Hall on Thursday to mourn the nine mass shooting victims in an emotional but defiant vigil.
Shooting occurred on Wednesday when VTA employee walked into facility and killed nine co-workers
Alyssa Rubino and Christina Gonzalez light a candle for their cousin Michael Joseph Rudometkin during a vigil in San Jose, California, on 27 May. Photograph: Brittany Hosea-Small/Reuters
Alyssa Rubino and Christina Gonzalez light a candle for their cousin Michael Joseph Rudometkin during a vigil in San Jose, California, on 27 May. Photograph: Brittany Hosea-Small/Reuters
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In downtown San Jose, in the crowded plaza of city hall, hundreds of mourning families, local residents and Bay Area light rail employees laid flowers in front of nine framed pictures.
These Are the Nine VTA Employees Killed In Wednesday s Shooting In San Jose
The nine men who were fatally shot Wednesday morning in one of the worst mass shootings the Bay Area has ever experienced have now been publicly identified. As their families and friends grieve their loss, the rest of the country is grappling with yet another workplace shooting by a heavily armed individual who probably should not have owned guns.
One coworker at the Valley Transportation Authority who survived the shooting, Kirk Bertolet, has spoken with ABC 7 about a possible motive behind Samuel Cassidy s horrific act. According to Bertolet, the killings were targeted, and Cassidy clearly passed some coworkers by, letting them live.