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On May 26, 2021, a mass shooting occurred at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) rail yard in San Jose, California, United States. Ten people were killed during the shooting, including the gunman, identified as 57-year-old VTA employee Samuel James Cassidy, who died by suicide. It is the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the San Francisco Bay Area.As a result of the shooting, service throughout the VTA light rail system was suspended for months. The city announced and later passed a package of policy proposals intended to curb gun violence, including unprecedented liability insurance and compensation fee requirements for gun owners.

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2021 San Jose shooting
North San Pedro Street, San Jose Japantown

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N 37.354166666667 ° E -121.90833333333 °
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North San Pedro Street
95110 San Jose, Japantown
California, United States
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