Gunman kills 9 at San Jose light-rail yard

A gunman opened fire at a Northern California rail yard on Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring several others. Police said the gunman worked in the rail yard, as did some of the victims. "The whole crew is gone," a worker said. "The whole shift is gone. It's horrible." Authorities said the gunman, identified by several sources as a maintenance worker, killed himself as police arrived. The shooting occurred at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light-rail hub in San Jose. Santa Clara County Supervisor Mike Wasserman ordered flags lowered to half-mast. "These folks were heroes during COVID-19," he said. "The buses never stopped running." The tragedy was the latest in a series of mass shootings across the country, including a dozen that left 11 dead and 69 injured last weekend.  [The Mercury News, CNN]