Sheriff: Gunman Appeared to Target Some Victims at Rail Yard

Sheriff: Gunman Appeared to Target Some Victims at Rail Yard
Law enforcement officers respond to the scene of a shooting at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) facility in San Jose, Calif., on May 26, 2021. Noah Berger/AP Photo
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SAN JOSE, Calif.—A California sheriff says a gunman who killed nine people in a rail yard massacre had fired 39 shots and appeared to target some of the victims.

Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith told The Associated Press on Thursday that the shooter told at least one person: “I’m not going to shoot you” at a light rail facility for the Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose.