据圣克拉拉县警长办公室称，周三上午，加利福尼亚州圣何塞市圣克拉拉谷运输管理局轻轨站有8人被枪杀。
警长发言人拉塞尔·戴维斯说，嫌疑人是VTA的一名雇员，也死于明显是自己造成的枪伤。
了解调查情况的消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻，这名嫌疑人名叫塞缪尔·卡西迪，拥有多种武器。
多个消息来源告诉美国广播公司新闻，枪击事件涉嫌工作场所暴力。
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战术执法人员穿过山谷运输管理局的轻轨区域
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警方封锁了圣克拉拉谷运输公司运营的铁路站场的枪击现场
戴维斯说，受害者中包括VTA的雇员，并补充说一名幸存者情况危急。
据报道，枪击发生在当地时间早上6:30左右，地点是一个进行维护和存放列车的中心。据圣何塞警方称，当时有40多名员工在那里。
警长办公室就在VTA轻轨站的隔壁，警长说有人开枪时，副手们跑了进来。
“我知道它拯救了许多生命，”圣克拉拉治安官劳瑞·史密斯在新闻发布会上说。
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塞缪尔·卡西迪在一张未注明日期的照片中。
戴维斯说，代表们没有与嫌疑人交火。
戴维斯说，枪击发生后，一只警犬发现了一个可疑的装置，拆弹小组开始清理设施中的每个房间。
负责克雷格·费尔的旧金山联邦调查局特工表示，处理大型犯罪现场需要一段时间。
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战术执法人员穿过山谷运输管理局的轻轨区域
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妇女离开了圣克拉拉谷运输管理局工人和家庭的聚集区
消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻，枪击发生时注意到的一场房屋火灾被认为与嫌疑人有关。消息人士称，火灾被调查为可能的纵火，联邦证据反应小组正前往该房屋和VTA中心。
当地领导人在新闻发布会上指出，VTA员工是大流行期间每天上班的重要员工。
VTA董事会主席格伦·亨德里克斯称此次枪击事件为“可怕的悲剧”
亨德里克斯在新闻发布会上说:“我们对这一事件的发生感到非常遗憾。“我们将尽一切努力帮助人们度过难关。”
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联邦调查局特工接近一所正在接受调查的房子，这所房子与圣诞老人中心的枪击案有关
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紧急救援人员和圣何塞炸弹小组对苏斯佩克家的火灾做出反应
圣何塞市长萨姆·利卡多告诉美国广播公司新闻直播台的林西·戴维斯，他与枪击事件发生时在场的几名员工进行了交谈。
“有人担心这个枪手，这是毫无疑问的，”利卡多告诉美国广播公司新闻。
乔·拜登总统和司法部长梅里克·加兰已经听取了枪击事件的简报。
周三晚上，总统下令降半旗向受害者致敬。
拜登在一份声明中说:“至少有八个家庭再也不会完整了。”。“有孩子、父母和配偶等着听他们爱的人是否会回家。”
总统评论说，在1998年发生类似的枪击事件后，国旗最近已经降了几次格鲁吉亚,科罗拉多州,南卡罗来纳州和印第安纳。
“每一个被子弹夺去的生命都刺穿了我们民族的灵魂。我们能够而且必须做得更多，”拜登说。
副总统卡玛拉•哈里斯称这次枪击事件“绝对是悲剧”
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副总统卡玛拉•哈里斯在对圣何塞发生的枪击事件发表评论后低下了头
“我有家人住在圣何塞。哈里斯说:“我已经和圣何塞市长以及警察局共事了很多年。“我的祈祷和我的想法与所有那些受到影响的家庭同在。”
VTA说，服务没有受到枪击事件的影响，但亨德里克斯说，轻轨服务现在暂停，可能会继续暂停几天。
VTA在推特上写道:“在我们解决这个问题的时候，我们会有适当的公交桥梁来提供有限的服务。”。"轻轨站仍然是一个活跃的调查现场，限制了我们提供服务的能力."
Co-workers of suspect among 8 shot to death at California transit facility
Eight people were shot to death at theSanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard in San Jose, California, on Wednesday morning, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
The suspect, a VTA employee, also is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, sheriff's spokesperson Russell Davis said.
Sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News that the suspect, identified as Samuel Cassidy, had multiple weapons.
Multiple sources told ABC News the shooting is suspected workplace violence.
VTA employees are among the victims, Davis said, adding that a survivor is in critical condition.
The shooting was reported around 6:30 a.m. local time at a hub where maintenance is conducted and trains are stored. Over 40 employees were thereat the time, according to San Jose police.
The sheriff's department is next door to the VTA's light rail yard, and the sheriff said deputies ran in while shots were fired.
"I know that it saved many lives," Santa Clara Sheriff Laurie Smith said at a news conference.
Deputies didn't exchange gunfire with the suspect, Davis said.
After the shooting, a police dog detected a suspicious device, Davis said, and the bomb squad began working to clear each room in the facility.
FBI San Francisco Special Agent in Charge CraigFairsaidit will take awhile to process the large crime scene.
A house fire noticed around the time of the shooting is believed to be linked to the suspect, sources told ABC News. The fireis being investigated as a possible arson and federal evidence response teams are headed to the house and to the VTA hub, sources said.
Local leadersnoted at a news conference thatVTA employees are essential workers who went to work each day during the pandemic.
VTA Board of Directors chairperson Glenn Hendricks called the shooting a "horrible tragedy."
"We're so sorry this event happened," Hendricks said at a news conference. "We will do everything we can to help people get through this."
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo told ABC News Live's Linsey Davis that he spoke with several employees who were at the facility during the shooting.
"There were concerns about this gunman, there’s no question," Liccardo told ABC News.
President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland have been briefed on the shooting.
The president on Wednesday evening ordered flags be lowered to half staff to honor the victims.
"There are at least eight families who will never be whole again," Biden said in a statement. "There are children, parents and spouses who are waiting to hear whether someone they love is ever going to come home."
The president remarked that the the flag has been lowered several times recently after similar shootings inGeorgia,Colorado,South CarolinaandIndiana.
"Every life that is taken by a bullet pierces the soul of our nation. We can, and we must, do more," Biden said.
Vice President Kamala Harris called the shooting "absolutely tragic."
"I have family that live in San Jose. I've worked for many, many years with the mayor of San Jose and that police department," Harris said. "My prayers and my thoughts are with all of those families that have been affected."
VTA said service wasn't impacted by the shooting, but Hendricks said that light rail service is now suspended and likely will remain suspended for several days.
"We will have bus bridges in place to provide limited service while we work through this," VTA tweeted. "The light rail yard remains an active investigation scene, limiting our ability to provide service."
