An employee who gunned down nine people at a California rail yard and then killed himself as law enforcement rushed in had talked about killing people at work.
Gunman appeared to target some victims at VTA light rail yard in San Jose: sheriff
By Jocelyn Gecker and Martha Mendoza
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Santa Clara County Laurie Smith says detectives searching for motive in VTA shooting.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A California sheriff says a gunman who killed nine people in a rail yard massacre had fired 39 shots and appeared to target some of the victims.
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith told The Associated Press on Thursday that the shooter told at least one person: I’m not going to shoot you at a light rail facility for the Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose.
A mass shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority rail yard killed nine people, including the VTA employee who opened fire, according to authorities.
Authorities released the names of the nine people who were killed when a gunman opened fire at a San Jose Valley Transportation Authority rail yard Wednesday.
As new details emerge a day after the San Jose shooting that ultimately claimed the lives of nine victims, Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith described Thursday morning how deputies and police officers arrived at the light rail facility within moments of the first 911 calls coming through.