- Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office confirmed an active shooter investigation
- One worker’s mother said gunfire broke out during a union meeting Wednesday
- Reporter Robert Salonga tweeted ‘multiple people are dead, including shooter’
Multiple people are dead following a mass shooting at California light rail yard, according to reports Wednesday.
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet early morning that they were responding to an active shooter in San Jose.
One Valley Transportation Authority employee’s mother told KTVU that the shooting occurred during a union meeting.
The Mercury News reports multiple people are dead, including the shooter. Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed ‘shooter is down’.
They had tweeted: ‘Deputies currently on scene for an active shooter investigation in the area of 100 W. Younger Ave. SJ.
‘Please stay away from the area. More info to follow.’
They later added there would be a media staging area close by.
The shooting is said to have taken place early Wednesday morning, with first reports of gunfire at around 6:30am local time.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo tweeted: ‘A shooting at the VTA facility on Younger St has left several people being treated, but the situation is still being assessed.
‘The shooter is no longer a threat, and the facility has been evacuated. I will update as more information becomes available.’