2021 San Jose shooting
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2021 San Jose shooting | |
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Part of mass shootings in the United States | |
![]() The VTA Guadalupe Division yard where the shooting took place | |
Location | 101 W. Younger Ave. San Jose, California, U.S. |
Coordinates | 37°21′15″N 121°54′30″W / 37.35417°N 121.90833°W |
Date | May 26, 2021 c. 6:30 a.m.[1] (PDT) |
Target | Staff at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority |
Attack type | Mass murder, mass shooting, murder–suicide |
Weapons | Multiple guns[2] |
Deaths | 10 (including the gunman) |
Perpetrator | Samuel James Cassidy |
On May 26, 2021, a mass shooting took place at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) rail yard in San Jose, California, United States. Ten people were killed, including the gunman, 57-year-old VTA employee Samuel James Cassidy, who shot and killed himself.[1][3][4][5][6]
In total, there were 10 deaths caused by the gunman. The gunman would be confirmed to be dead towards the end of the shooting, after 9 others had died.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gecker, Jocelyn; Mendoza, Martha (May 26, 2021). "Authorities ID 8 victims of California railyard shooting". Associated Press. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ↑ Vera, Amir (May 26, 2021). "Here's what we know about the San Jose rail yard shooting". CNN. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Bomb Squad, Police Search Home of Suspect in San Jose VTA Yard Mass Shooting". NBC Bay Area. May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ↑ Rohrlich, Justin (May 26, 2021). "Gunman in San Jose Mass Shooting Identified as Employee Samuel Cassidy". The Daily Beast. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Mass Shooting Leaves 8 Dead at VTA Yard in San Jose". NBC Bay Area. 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ "Ninth victim of VTA shooting in San Jose dies". San Jose Spotlight. 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ McAuliff, Michael; Oliveira, Nelson (May 26, 2021). "8 people slain, suspected gunman kills himself in mass shooting at San Jose rail yard". The New York Daily News. Retrieved May 26, 2021.