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Live Updates: San Jose gunman had 2 semi-automatic handguns and 11 magazines, officials say
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The gunman who opened fire at a San Jose light rail facility Wednesday, killing nine people, had two semi-automatic weapons and 11 magazines, a Santa Clara County Sheriff's spokesman confirmed to CBS News. Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith told CBS San Francisco the weapons were pistols.
The victims were employees of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), which operates the rail yard where the early morning shooting took place. The gunman, 57-year-old Sam Cassidy, took his own life. Cassidy was also a VTA employee. A motive remains unclear.More Related News
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