Xinhua News Agency, San Francisco, May 26 (Reporter Wu Xiaoling) The US police said on the 26th that at least 8 people were killed and 1 injured in a shooting incident in the northern city of San Jose, California, that morning. The gunman committed suicide at the scene of the crime.
Police in Santa Clara County, where San Jose is located, said the shooting occurred at about 6:30 local time at a light rail facility at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose.
The shooting caused 8 deaths and 1 injury, and 1 male gunman committed suicide.
Police said the gunman and multiple dead were staff members of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
According to the personnel of the traffic management bureau, the shooting occurred during the busiest time for maintenance of light rail facilities.
Affected by the shooting incident, the light rail service was suspended at noon on the same day.
Local media reported that the gunman was 57-year-old Samuel Cassidy, and a fire broke out in his residence that morning.
The police do not yet know the motive of the gunman, and are investigating whether the fire and the shooting are related.
It is also reported that the police found at least one explosive device at the site of the incident.
The police and the FBI are investigating the shooting.
There is a flood of guns in the United States, and shootings are frequent.
According to US media reports, nearly 20,000 people died of gun violence in the United States in 2020, and another 24,000 committed suicide with guns.
Since the beginning of this year, gun problems in the United States have worsened, with major shooting incidents in Georgia, Colorado, and California.