Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating a deadly shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority facility in San Jose that left one person dead.
The shooting was reported just before 10 p.m. Friday at VTA's Chaboya Division Yard on the 2200 block of South 7th Street. Officers responded to the scene to find a man suffering from "at least one gunshot wound."
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene after the San Jose Fire Department and County EMS arrived on the scene.
Sheriff's officials have identified them as a VTA employee but have not released the victim's identity.
Due to the incident, VTA has increased its security at all the agency's facilities.
"VTA is committed to supporting its employees during this difficult time and mental health professionals have been made available to employees and their families," the agency said in a news release.
Raj Singh, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local #265, said employees are still in shock.
He added that amid the "confusion and chaos," the person who died was a beloved individual at VTA.
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"I had the pleasure of working with him for the last 7 or 8 years since he was at this division; we lost a good person. He’s a very good individual," Singh said.
This is the second deadly shooting in three years that has impacted the VTA community. In 2021, an employee shot and killed nin coworkers before taking his own life.
"This incident is triggering some of our folks. We really thought we were past some of the stuff from before, and obviously, this is going to spur a lot of that back," Singh said.
Employees have already gathered to set up a memorial to remember their colleagues and bring flowers, candles and balloons.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office asked anyone with information to contact the Sheriff's Office at (408) 808-4500. Tips can be left anonymously at (408) 808-4431.
