A gunman opened fire on coworkers at a light rail yard in Northern California on Wednesday, killing nine people before killing himself. The victims will be honored tonight during an event at the San Jose City Hall plaza.
During Wednesday morning's rampage at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority property in San Jose, the shooter -- identified as Sam Cassidy -- told a local union official there that"I'm not going to shoot you," Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said.The union official does not work for VTA, Smith said.
"They were handguns of the type that would be legal in California," Smith said, adding she didn't know how or when the gunman obtained the weapons.Deputies and other law enforcement officers arrived as the shooting continued, within two minutes of the calls, as the sheriff's office has a station nearby. They confronted the gunman on a building's third floor within six minutes, Smith told CNN.