San Jose: Authorities in the US state of California say eight people have been killed and several others injured in a mass shooting at a train yard in San Jose.
The shooting happened at the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), the city’s transit service, early on Wednesday morning.
“I can confirm at this point, that there are eight victims that are pronounced deceased,” Sheriff’s Deputy Russell Davis told reporters. He said that the alleged attacker, confirmed to be a VTA employee, is also dead, bringing the total death toll to nine, so far. There are also multiple victims with “major injuries” currently being treated, he said.
Davis added that the sheriff’s department’s bomb squad is searching the scene of the shooting after they “received information that there are explosive devices that are located” at the rail yard.
A mother of a VTA employee told television station KTVU that her son said the shooting occurred during a union meeting, though authorities have not confirmed that report.
