Community comes together to support victims of San Jose VTA shooting

As the families of the VTA victims continue to mourn the nine lives lost on Wednesday morning, community members and a local church are offering support in more ways than one.

FBI investigation at VTA rail yard to continue through holiday weekend

FBI agents from Quantico, Va., and Santa Clara County sheriff’s investigators continued their search Saturday for evidence at the Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard in San Jose.

Pedestrian struck and killed in San Jose is 6th fatality of 2021

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle when crossing Monterey Road outside of a marked crosswalk in San Jose Friday night, police said.

Neighbors disturbed by arsenal, incendiary devices found inside VTA gunman's home

Neighbors say they're relieved, but unsettled that the horrific violence hit close to home and can't help but be curious about where the VTA shooter lived.

Man run over by police SUV awarded $6M in lawsuit against City of San Jose, SJPD cop

A man who was run over by a police SUV during a 2018 pursuit was awarded $6 million in court this week. The city of San Jose and the police officer involved were named as defendants in the case.

Sheriff reveals gunman was a hoarder, stockpiled ammo
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The investigation into the home of VTA gunman Samuel Cassidy continued Friday, and law enforcement officials announced new details about what they found at the home. Investigators hope to wrap up their work by the end of Friday night, and allow residents to return to their homes. KTVU's Ann Rubin reports.

Suspicious device found at San Jose home of VTA gunman rendered safe, investigators say

On Friday, investigators, crime specialists and a bomb squad team were out in force at VTA gunman Sam Cassidy's home on Angmar Court. Police also revealed that Cassidy was a hoarder.

Remembering the San Jose VTA shooting victims

The nine victims range in age from 29 to 63. They are all men. Through their careers with VTA, their job titles included bus and light rail operators, mechanics, linemen and an assistant superintendent. One had worked for the agency since 1999.

San Jose VTA mass shooting now the Bay Area's deadliest gun massacre

A mass shooting in San Jose that killed nine Valley Transportation Authority employees and also left the gunman dead when he killed himself now has the notorious distinction of being the Bay Area's deadliest gun massacre in history.

VTA shooter detained in 2016 with "terrorism" manifesto, writings about hating his job

Bay Area law enforcement would never have been notified about VTA gunman Samuel Cassidy being detained years ago with "terrorism" books because it did not appear to pose any threat to life, says the FBI.

Community comes together for healing at vigil for VTA shooting victims

Flags were lowered to half-mast outside San Jose City Hall on Santa Clara Avenue Thursday. VTA bus drivers followed the route past a memorial that honored the lives of their nine co-workers.

VTA shooter fired 39 rounds during attack; carried 32 high-capacity magazines

Investigators have not pinpointed an exact motive for the attack, but as more pieces fit together they have learned that Cassidy had hated his job for years.

Investigation into VTA gunman Samuel Cassidy ongoing
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Law enforcement officials announced Thursday that Samuel Cassidy, the VTA employee who opened fire and killed nine of his colleagues Wednesday morning, used a timer to set his house on fire at the exact same time he began the shooting. KTVU's Tom Vacar reports on Thursday's developments and the continued investigation at Cassidy's residence.

Gunman appeared to target some victims at VTA light rail yard in San Jose: sheriff

Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said 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.

Caltrain offering free rides to San Jose vigil honoring victims of VTA mass shooting

Caltrain will provide free train rides Thursday evening to and from San Jose City Hall, where a vigil will be held honoring the victims of the fatal shooting at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority on Wednesday.