SAN_NP0 JOSE_NP0 ,_PUN Calif._NP0 —_PUN A_AT0 municipal_AJ0 transit_NN1 worker_NN1 opened_VVD fire_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 Wednesday_NP0 morning_NN1 shift_NN1 was_VBD gathering_VVG for_PRP work_NN1 at_PRP a_AT0 San_NP0 Jose_NP0 rail_NN1 yard_NN1 ,_PUN killing_VVG nine_CRD people_NN0 in_PRP the_AT0 latest_AJS of_PRF the_AT0 mass_AJ0 shootings_NN2 that_CJT have_VHB plagued_VVN the_AT0 United_NP0 States_NP0 this_DT0 year_NN1 ._SENT California_NP0 law_NN1 enforcement_NN1 officials_NN2 identified_VVD the_AT0 gunman_NN1 as_PRP Samuel_NP0 James_NP0 Cassidy_NP0 ,_PUN 57_CRD ,_PUN a_AT0 maintenance_NN1 worker_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD been_VBN with_PRP the_AT0 Silicon_NN1 Valley_NN1 's_POS regional_AJ0 transit_NN1 agency_NN1 for_PRP at_PRP least_AV0 a_AT0 decade_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 authorities_NN2 said_VVD he_PNP appeared_VVD to_TO0 have_VHI killed_VVN himself_PNX at_PRP the_AT0 scene_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD unclear_AJ0 how_AVQ many_DT0 people_NN0 were_VBD wounded_VVN ,_PUN officials_NN2 said_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 gunman_NN1 was_VBD an_AT0 employee_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Santa_NP0 Clara_NP0 Valley_NN1 Transportation_NN1 Authority_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ oversees_VVZ bus_NN1 ,_PUN rail_NN1 and_CJC paratransit_NN1 service_NN1 for_PRP commuters_NN2 ,_PUN said_VVD Sgt._NP0 Russell_NP0 Davis_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 spokesman_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 county_NN1 sheriff_NN1 's_POS office_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 identify_VVI the_AT0 weapon_NN1 used_VVN ,_PUN or_CJC offer_VVB a_AT0 possible_AJ0 motive_NN1 ,_PUN although_CJS Mayor_NP0 Sam_NP0 Liccardo_NP0 of_PRF San_NP0 Jose_NP0 said_VVD Mr._NP0 Cassidy_NP0 's_POS co-workers_NN2 had_VHD "_PUQ expressed_VVN generalized_AJ0 concerns_NN2 about_PRP his_DPS mental_AJ0 health_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ At_PRP the_AT0 rail_NN1 yard_NN1 ,_PUN workers_NN2 said_VVD ,_PUN panic_NN1 erupted_VVD as_PRP word_NN1 spread_NN1 of_PRF gunfire_NN1 in_PRP two_CRD buildings_NN2 ._SENT While_CJS bomb_NN1 squads_NN2 searched_VVN for_PRP explosives_NN2 there_AV0 ,_PUN firefighters_NN2 were_VBD responding_VVG to_PRP a_AT0 blaze_NN1 at_PRP Mr._NP0 Cassidy_NP0 's_POS empty_AJ0 home_NN1 ,_PUN about_PRP eight_CRD miles_NN2 away_AV0 ._SENT Survivors_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 shooting_NN1 were_VBD led_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 separate_AJ0 building_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 municipal_AJ0 complex_NN1 where_CJS some_DT0 were_VBD reunited_VVN with_PRP family_NN1 members_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 scene_NN1 that_CJT James_NP0 Kostmayer_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 local_AJ0 government_NN1 employee_NN1 ,_PUN called_VVN "_PUQ heartbreaking_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ "_PUQ You_PNP could_VM0 hear_VVI the_AT0 screams_NN2 and_CJC cries_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 families_NN2 "_PUQ from_PRP the_AT0 elevator_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN adding_VVG that_CJT he_PNP heard_VVD "_PUQ a_AT0 mother_NN1 screaming_VVG ,_PUN '_PUQ My_DPS son_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS son_NN1 ._SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ Christina_NP0 Gonzalez_NP0 choked_VVD back_AVP tears_NN2 as_CJS she_PNP waited_VVD for_PRP news_NN1 outside_PRP the_AT0 American_AJ0 Red_AJ0 Cross_NN1 center_NN1 in_PRP San_NP0 Jose_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ survivors_NN2 and_CJC their_DPS families_NN2 were_VBD later_AV0 sent_VVN for_PRP counseling_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP said_VVD that_CJT her_DPS cousin_NN1 Michael_NP0 Rudometkin_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN at_PRP a_AT0 union_NN1 meeting_VVG that_DT0 morning_NN1 and_CJC that_CJT his_DPS family_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN unable_AJ0 to_TO0 reach_VVI him_PNP ._SENT She_PNP described_VVD Mr._NP0 Rudometkin_NP0 as_CJS "_PUQ a_AT0 very_AV0 good_AJ0 person_NN1 "_PUQ who_PNQ had_VHD "_PUQ loved_VVN his_DPS job_NN1 and_CJC just_AV0 always_AV0 stood_VVD up_AVP for_PRP everyone_PNI 's_POS rights_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB just_AV0 waiting_VVG and_CJC hoping_VVG he_PNP 's_VBZ OK_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT By_PRP Wednesday_NP0 evening_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 county_NN1 medical_AJ0 examiner_NN1 's_POS office_NN1 had_VHD released_VVN the_AT0 names_NN2 of_PRF eight_CRD victims_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP Mr._NP0 Rudometkin_NP0 ,_PUN 40_CRD ,_PUN of_PRF Santa_NP0 Cruz_NP0 ._SENT Also_AV0 killed_VVN were_VBD Paul_NP0 Delacruz_NP0 Megia_NP0 ,_PUN 42_CRD ;_PUN Taptejdeep_NP0 Singh_NP0 ,_PUN 36_CRD ;_PUN Adrian_NP0 Balleza_NP0 ,_PUN 29_CRD ;_PUN Jose_NP0 Dejesus_NP0 Hernandez_NP0 III_CRD ,_PUN 35_CRD ;_PUN Timothy_NP0 Michael_NP0 Romo_NP0 ,_PUN 49_CRD ;_PUN Abdolvahab_NP0 Alaghmandan_NP0 ,_PUN 63_CRD ;_PUN and_CJC Lars_NP0 Kepler_NP0 Lane_NP0 ,_PUN 63._CRD Late_AJ0 Wednesday_NP0 night_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 medical_AJ0 examiner_NN1 announced_VVD the_AT0 death_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 ninth_ORD victim_NN1 ,_PUN Alex_NP0 Ward_NP0 Fritch_NP0 ,_PUN 49_CRD ,_PUN who_PNQ died_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 Santa_NP0 Clara_NP0 Valley_NP0 Medical_AJ0 Center_NN1 ._SENT 
