A Filipino-American was among the casualties in a shooting rampage at a San Jose rail yard in California on May 26. Paul Dela Cruz Megia, 42, was among the nine individuals who were fatally shot by Samuel James Cassidy, a maintenance worker at Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (V.T.A).
‘I Miss Him’: Communities Remember Loved Ones Lost in San Jose Shooting
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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) – Family and friends are grieving the loss of their loved ones tragically killed in the San Jose mass shooting at a VTA rail yard. Some of the victims lived in San Joaquin County.
“He tried his best to let his family live the American dream,” said Leonard Megia, father of Paul Megia, one of the nine victims in the shooting. He said his son was an amazing father, and his best friend.
“You can’t say anything bad about him and I miss him,” Megia said.
• Associated Press • May 27, 2021
This combo of images shows the nine victims of a shooting at a VTA rail yard on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. Top row, from left, Abdolvahab Alaghmandan, Adrian Balleza, Alex Fritch, Jesus Hernandez III. Bottom row, from left, Lars Lane, Paul Megia, Timothy Romo, Michael Rudometkin and Taptejdeep Singh. (Valley Transportation Authority )
The nine people who were killed in a shooting at a California rail yard were remembered by their families, colleagues and friends as loving, kind-hearted and heroic.
Paul Delacruz Megia enthusiastically embraced challenges in his job at the Valley Transportation Authority, his supervisor said. Taptejdeep Singh led people to safety during the shooting. Adrian Balleza was fun to work with, and Alex Fritch was the rock of his family.
Elected leaders and community members gathered at San Jose City Hall Thursday evening to remember the nine people killed in Wednesday's mass shooting at a.