Official: Multiple deaths in shooting at San Jose railyard

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A sheriff’s spokesman says there are multiple fatalities and injuries in a shooting at a San Jose, California, railyard and that the suspect is dead.

An assailant opened fire at a California railyard serving Silicon Valley, killing eight people.

He says the victims include Valley Transportation Authority employees.

The shooting took place at a light rail facility that is next door to the sheriff’s department and across a freeway from the airport.

A spokesperson for the Valley Transportation Authority did not immediately respond to requests for comment.