VTA Yard Shooting, 2 Years Later
It’s a solemn day for VTA employees, who marked the loss of 10 colleagues two years ago Friday in a mass shooting at the downtown San Jose rail yard.
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Veteran VTA Employee Who Witnessed Mass Shooting in May Dies
A Valley Transportation Authority employee who was in one of the buildings during a mass shooting at a San Jose VTA rail yard in May has died, the agency confirmed Tuesday in a statement.
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New Report of VTA Yard Shooter Released
NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai speaks with workplace safety consultant Mike Leininger after a new report released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed VTA Yard shooter having ‘dark thoughts’ about harming people.
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VTA Releases Revised Light-Rail Plans That Delay Reopening Past July
It has been seven weeks since a mass shooting at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority maintenance facility shut down the agency’s light-rail service, and VTA officials have not publicly set a date for service to resume. It won’t happen this month, though, VTA officials said in a special board of directors meeting Tuesday.... -
San Jose Mayor Meets With President Biden to Discuss Gun Violence
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo will join President Biden in Washington, D.C. to discuss gun violence and violence crime.
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When Will San Jose Light Rail Return? VTA Can't Say
After more than a month without light rail service, South Bay commuters are growing frustrated with the local transit agency refusing to say when service will resume.
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State Lawmakers Consider Funding Measure to Help VTA Workers, Families
A month after the mass shooting at a VTA rail yard in San Jose, some financial relief could be coming to the agency, which has not resumed light-rail service since the May 26 massacre that left nine dead.
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New VTA Surveillance Video Shows Shooting Response and Inside Facility
The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit recently obtained VTA Surveillance and raid traffic from the day of the VTA mass shooting.
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Steve Kerr Anguishes With Survivors of VTA Mass Shooting Victims
Kerr knows the agony and sense of helplessness after being told that a family member was shot and killed while at work.
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Looking Into the VTA Shooter's Personnel History
NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai speaks with senior Investigative reporter Stephen Stock and workplace safety consultant Mike Leninger as they look into the recent reports of the VTA gunman’s personnel history.
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VTA Yard Shooting: Investigation of Gunman's Personnel History Reveals No Indication of Violent Behavior
Could we have predicted that Sam Cassidy, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority employee who killed nine of his co-workers before turning the gun on himself, would have committed such a crime?
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After Mass Shooting, New Gun Tax Falls Short in California
A bill that would have raised taxes on gun sales in California has failed to pass the state Assembly
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Officials Mulling Future of 2 VTA Buildings Following Mass Shooting
The buildings where last week’s mass shooting took place in San Jose, remains an active crime scene. But once the scene is clear, and things begin to normalize a much as possible, what will become of the site?
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Interview: Santa Clara County DA on VTA Yard Shooting, Gun Violence
A horrendous tragedy. That’s how Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen describes the mass shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority rail yard. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai speaks with the DA to discuss the shooting, gun violence, and a Wall Street Journal report on the gunman.
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Chaplains Help Bring Some Healing After VTA Yard Shooting
People mourning the loss of nine VTA workers killed in a mass shooting in San Jose last week have found some comfort thanks to chaplains.
