San Jose shooting suspect set 'device' to ignite fire at home to 'coincide' with workplace massacre: sheriff
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As new details emerge a day after the San Jose shooting that ultimately claimed the lives of nine victims, Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith described Thursday morning how deputies and police officers arrived at the light rail facility within moments of the first 911 calls coming through.
"What we’re operating under now, and I’m not sure this isn’t going to change, is that he set some kind of device to go off at a certain time probably to coincide with his shooting," Smith said during an appearance Thursday morning on NBC's "Today." Police secure the scene of a mass shooting at a rail yard run by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, California, on May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva( ) A mass shooting at a San Jose, California, rail yard left nine people dead. The suspected shooter, identified as Samuel Cassidy, worked at the facility and took his own life, authorities said. (KGO) (KBO) (KGO) (KGO) (KGO) (KGO) (KTVU) (KGO) She clarified that as of right now investigators do not believe there is more than one suspect. Smith also offered an explanation as to how the gunman managed to fatally shoot nine people so quickly, as the headquarters for the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is located across from the VTA facility.
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