Samuel Cassidy Wiki – Samuel Cassidy Biography
According to Samuel Cassidy wiki, Bio and Biography, he was a technician named as the mass shooting suspect who murdered eight people during a union meeting at a light rail yard in San Jose, California.
A police spokesman, Russell Davis, said that multiple law enforcement and fire department agencies were ignited to assist with the incident. He said that there were “eight victims who were pronounced deceased at this point, and there was one suspect” who is deceased. He said the numbers could change.
Authorities declined to release the suspect’s name, but NBC News released it based on sources.
Age
Cassidy was 57 years old.
San Jose Railyard Shooting
The shooting occurred at the San Jose VTA Light Railyard on May 26, 2021.
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) workers gather near a railyard following a shooting on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. Santa Clara County sheriff’s spokesman said the railyard shooting left multiple people, including the shooter, dead. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
A California transit agency employee opened fire Wednesday morning at a San Jose, California, light railyard, killing eight people before being killed himself.
Victims
A Sheriff’s Department spokesman said in the first news conference that he would have more details shortly. He called it an “ongoing investigation” and did reveal that “there are VTA employees who are victims.” It wasn’t clear yet whether the shooter was an employee, he said.
He did not have the overall number of victims yet, and he couldn’t confirm whether the mass shooting happened at a meeting or was indoors or outdoors.
A VTA spokesman said in a news conference that the mass shooting was a “terrible event” and praised the response of VTA employees. “I’m so sorry for what’s occurred,” he said.
Suspect
Online records say the shooter is 57 and has long ties to California. It appears he was born there and lived there all his life.
The victims’ names and conditions were not clear. He did not have an apparent social media accounts.
According to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect has only been identified as an employee of the Valley Transportation Agency. However, numerous media outlets report the suspect’s name is Samuel Cassidy, who is also being reported as taking his own life at the scene.
Davis also confirmed the suspected shooter is dead, though no cause of death details have been officially released. Police also have not released the type of weapon used by the shooter. The victims were all Valley Transportation Authority employees, Davis said.
Cassidy’s home was also the scene of a heavy law enforcement presence early Wednesday morning when authorities responding to a house fire reportedly found empty gas cans and the smell of gasoline. A local NBC reporter said hundreds of rounds of ammo were found throughout the house.
