vta for 20 years. 29-year-old adrian balleza, a maintenance worker and light rail operator. 49-year-old alex ward fritch. 35-year-old jose dejesus hernandez iii. 63-year-old lars kepler lane. 40-year-old i-team. 42-year-old paul delacruz megia and 36-year-old with 49-year-old timothy michael romo. >> nine workers are all the shooting victims. no one else was injured. >> tonight, a vigil will be held at san jose city hall to honor their lives. the shooter also a employee. he took his own life yesterday. investigators revealed new details saying he had several guns and fired several rounds. it is still an active investigation seen. some service has been delayed indefinitely. buses will be available. cornell bernard has been following the latest details. we begin our coverage with

cornell. >> reporter: kristin, the fbi has joined this investigation and said the vta railyard you see behind me. that is where the massacre unfolded. tonight, we are told they will be mapping it out re-create a virtual-reality version of the events and the scene to determine how things unfolded yesterday. meantime, the sheriff revealing new details about the gunman and how much firepower he really had. >> i don't know whether people were targeted were not but he was intent on killing people. >> sheriff lori smith revealing more information about a gunman who took the lives of his coworkers wednesday morning. witness accounts are painting a picture of samuel j. cassidy as an angry loner. >> he has been described to me as being a disgruntled employee. he didn't like anybody and nobody liked him. >> reporter: smith said samuel

j. cassidy fired shots killing nine people before taking his own life. smith said he carried more firepower than investigators first thought. >> there were three handguns located where he killed himself . located in his duffel bag or backpack and in the surrounding areas we found a total of 32 magazines. these were 9 mm. >> reporter: before the shooting, the sheriff said there was a brief exchange with a union representative who came by the railyard for a visit. >> the suspect talked to the union person and said i am not going to shoot you over its to that effect and started shooting other people. >> none of our family members from vta -- on the extended family didn't deserve this punishment. >> reporter: employees pay tribute to their fallen coworkers. >> i was at the family assistance center and i saw the aftermath and i saw the immense pain in the faces of the families and i heard their cries when they got the news. it was utterly heart-wrenching.

>> reporter: we are back live at the scene. it is still very much a crime scene. the fbi has surveillance video of the shooter walking into carry out the shooting. for now, they are not releasing the video. fbi teams from quantico, los angeles, sacramento, san francisco joining this investigation with shares investigators as well. we are live in san jose. >> cornell, before you go, are investigators revealing whether they have an idea on a motive? we have heard he had grievances against vta and passed up some people he could have shot and let them live. why? >> reporter: right. we asked a sheriff that. she said in the wake of nine lives lost, it is really hard to talk about or even

understand the motive but they are looking. so far, no motive yet but they are looking for any possible notes or any possible manifesto this gunman may have left behind. >> cornell, thank you. >> we are learning more about the men killed yesterday. we are hearing from their families and friends in an exclusive interview you will see only on abc7 news. the widow of victim lars kepler lane spoke with us. they couple had been working there for almost 2 decades. they plan to retire next year. >> vicki lane is picking up the pieces alone. her husband and best friend of 22 years, killed. >> he was my soulmate. he was my total soulmate. the love of my life. yeah. he was a wonderful person. i am going to miss him. i miss him now. i miss him so much. this just doesn't seem real. >> vicki has played the last 24

hours back-and-forth. the last time she heard her husband's voice was tuesday night. >> i live in sacramento and when i heard the news wednesday morning i tried calling and it went straight to voicemail. >> vicki raced to the vta railyard hoping >> had a feeling. i always had hope until the last second. >> at 6:oh 5 pm on wednesday she says her world collapsed. lars kepler lane, a lineman for the vta he talked to. >> i had to kill him? i don't know. he knew that man too. he did know that man. he worked with him. he said he was a quiet man. >> on the side of their dining room, a birthday gift. lars was turning 64 saturday. >> that was one of his birthday presents, yes.

he had already opened another one earlier. >> he leaves behind for children and their dog casey. >> look at him miss him. >> what are you going to miss the most? just holding him. that is what i am going to miss. he always gave me a big hug every day >> there last puzzle and complete resembling her hard. 22 pieces to go, 22 years married and a lifetime of memories cut short. today, vicki is carrying on his legacy one piece at a time. >> he would want me to start a new one. that was a big thing with us. >> 35-year-old jose dejesus hernandez iii and paul

delacruz megia died yesterday morning. leon melendez has their story. >> flowers were left outside the home of jose dejesus hernandez iii . he was one the nine men killed yesterday at the vta light railyard. we spoke to his father today had been visiting relatives in mexico. >> i started calling people and calling people. my wife went to the sheriff's department and confirmed that he was gone. yeah. >> ananda started at the vta as a mechanic and later worked as an electrician. it was 35 years old. >> he was a wonderful young man. willing to help anybody and really full of life and enjoying life. >> today, his father spent the day morning his son and planning his funeral arrangements. paul delacruz megia was also remembered by one of his closest friends lorenzo

rodriguez who told us paul delacruz megia left his family and had a passion for the outdoors. >> i just want people to remember him as a good guy, a good man. he had a big heart. >> both met 15 years ago and became good friends. >> defaulting is a nightmare. i was hoping at least he would call me back or text. >> he told us the reality of his friends death is painfully settling in. one of the victims in yesterday's rampages being hailed as a hero. we spoke with family members of 36-year-old john cox , a light rail operator. they were told by another vta employee that his actions saved lives. >> somebody sent me a

screenshot at a 6:30 6 am. he caught another person that he called at the time of the shooting. that was his instinct. to call and try to save other people's lives. it is very comforting to know the way he lived his life i think you probably intended to be remembered as a hero to save others. my heart goes out to the other families. no words can express this. >> trend 47 leaves behind a wife and two children. >> also hearing from friends lost loved ones balleza. dustin dorsey spoke with a neighbor who said he was a great person who be missed .

>> less than a mile away from the side of the gilroy garlic festival mass shooting, this neighborhood mourns an innocent life lost. 29-year-old adrian balleza, a father, husband, loved one and one of nine lives taken wednesday morning and the vta shooting in san jose. i was in bed. i look up to turn on the tv. assault what happened. the first thing that came to mind was adrian because he is my neighbor. i knew he went to work at 4:00 in the morning. >> his neighbor said she texted him after learning the news with no response. she in the neighborhood were shocked to learn later that they lost their friend. as she looked at adrian balleza's facebook page she recalls how the family is left behind. trotter still remembers the first time she met him. >> he stood at my front door

and we had a conversation. we talked about the lord. i know he was a christian guy. he loved his family. he loved his community. he was a people person. he loved his job. he loved meeting the people on the bus and taking care of his customers. just holding conversations and just providing support. providing mental help support to his writers. >> she says the county needs to do more about the mental health of its employee so and other devastating events like this one will never happen again. in honor of her friend, adrian balleza. >> my heart goes out to his family and all of the victims families. just know god and know that he left this earth and being a good person. 48-year-old i- team was a line worker and also a friend of city councilman role paralysis. >> i unfortunately got to know

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we are digging into the suspect the highly disgruntled vta employee and it may have contributed to why he targeted vta employees although, there is no known motive. matt boone is joining us live with the latest developments. >> reporter: a lot going on out here behind me. multiple agencies on the scene. all day they were coming through the burnt wreckage as well as neighboring homes searching for crews -- clues. the 2016 incident is revealing the information. abc news has been informed that

customs officers contacted him when he returned from the philippines. they found books of terrorism and notes on him about how much he hated the vta. sky 7 was this afternoon as a bomb squad officials continue to remove items from the home including more ammo and incendiary devices. be fire along with the news has disturbed many neighbors including malika young whose husband worked at the vta for 35 years and knew cassidy and passing. she says it is a close-knit group of people and it has shattered her sense of security. >> it makes you scared to go anywhere and i just to work but to the mall, to the store. you think about it. anytime you are in a group of people, it is an opportunity for that type of person. didn't want to hurt one person. they want to hurt a lot of

people. >> reporter: obviously, the big question is motive. the information from the homeland security entity in 2016 for the backs the theory that he was unhappy with his job at the sheriff have no manifested themselves are materials that describes his intent. they are planning on searching through his digital devices. what is inside those? we don't yet know. as for the investigation out here at the home, obviously everything remains shut down. it is unclear how long they are going to remain on the scene. >> thank you, matt. after all of this tragedy, how to make sense of it. traditionally people gather. that will be happening outside of san jose city hall well a vigil will be held. wayne freedman is live from there. >> reporter: at evening. we expect a vigil here tonight. not a lot of people here get. behind us some of the flowers and material that has been

dropped off. when the crowd gathers they will be over in the area. what happens tonight has been building all day. >> rent touched by a tragedy we cannot control the instinct to act anyway and to owned that owned that is compelling. names in hearts and people who came by. >> nobody expects that to happen to them. >> this was the pre-vigil before the vigil tonight. a slow but constant parade. today he parked his bus for a few minutes, lived. what of the victims is from the same village where he grew up. >> i don't know what is going on. >> a profound loss.

this woman preferred to not speak with us. her grief stronger than any words. credit angelina lopez, a stranger who joined her to lend comfort. >> if that was one of my family members i would want someone to do the same for me. >> reporter: a moments. if we're lucky we never know the feelings people in san jose are going through. we will have more for you in an hour and more from the vigil tonight at 6:00 p.m. wayne, thank you. you can help support victims in the tragedy. had to abc7news.com/take action. we have information about how to donate to the families directly impacted by this gun violence. we have more breaking news this afternoon. daly city police are investigating a shooting right

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we know we have taken care of the threat. we know there are number victims and now it is methodical and slow. >> the search for clues is still underway in the home of the gunmen in the san jose shooting. the big question is about the shoes investigators have seen nothing to indicate a motor but the sheriff says a man was described as the disgruntled employee. the shooter is also a vta employee who took his own life. he only shot then nine victims and left someone injured and nobody else's injured at this point. a vigil for those victims will be held tonight at san jose city hall at 6:00 p.m. abdolvahab alaghmandan, 29-year- old adrian balleza, alex ward fritch, jose dejesus hernandez iii, lars kepler lane, trying 46, paul delacruz megia, trying 47 and timothy michael

romo. >> to a story of survival , one of the pta workers who escaped the shooting spoke with "good morning america". she learned this makes you describe the moment she learned her daughter was still alive. >> this was 6:30 in the morning. we put on the news. we didn't know exactly what was going on or if he was okay. i was just really worried crying watching the news. eventually he was able to text that he was okay. he wasn't able to call us or anything so it wasn't until i saw him walking on the news that i knew he was okay. >> it was good but i wasn't assured. i didn't know if he was okay

and hiding. i didn't know if he was okay and still in there. the news had no information yet. i still didn't feel that okay until i saw him physically walking in the news. we were just watching the news the whole time as it was unfolding. my dad wasn't able to get his car. nobody was able to get there belongings. my dad took the light rail >> i could see tiers were eyes. it is just any other day. you don't think you will lose your coworkers. >> she says her dad, a 25 year veteran of the vta always

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of seeking mental health services. loved ones should be on the lookout for symptoms of depression, insomnia, anxiety, feelings of survivor's guilt and flashbacks. >> if you notice something with your loved one you bring it to their attention that we tried to demystify and destigmatize going to get mental health treatment. >> friends also need to reach out to offer support and a very targeted way. >> offer what you can provide. what instead of asking what a grieving person needs from you, ask the friend and say i can bring meals to your house wednesday and friday. is that okay? we will victim families will never see closure since the alleged shooter is dead. it will be analyzed to see if warning signs went undetected. >> when you look at these mass shooters, there is no risk profile.

they can be. the majority are not. >> intervention is complicated by privacy laws and false assumptions like mental illness is a root cause. >> many mentally ill people create serious crimes. many non-mentally ill people create crimes. there is no correlation between mental illness and crime. >> privacy laws can be amended but that can be as challenging as reforming gun laws. >> yesterday's shooting can have an effect on all of us. we are here to help. go to abc7news.com to find resources for mental health, depression and more. where getting some new insight into the gunmen's life along with complaints of violence. dan anoints has been poring over records talking to cassidy's former partner and dan joins us live with that. >> cassidy's former partner says he was mother with her and those complaints also appeared

in the court file. >>'s doesn't want to get her face -- shall have a username but they met on match.com in 2008. >> didn't seem like a nice guy? >> app. he seemed like a handsome nice- looking man. he seemed gentle. >> dental? >> at the beginning. >> says that he asked her to marry him after only two months. when she refused she said cassidy's personality changed. >> physically -- >> and i finally from a domestic violence case, the woman claimed cassidy exhibited major mood swings as a result of bipolar disorder adding several times during the relationship he became intoxicated, enraged, and forced himself on her sexually.

>> >> was actually cassidy who filed for a temporary restraining order against the woman claiming he broke up with her. he kept coming to her house and she had to call the police. >> there was a lot of gas lighting that went on. >> both sides walked away and moved on with their respective lives. >> in light of the mass murder at vta yesterday, cassidy's former partner says she feels fortunate to have left him. >> i am lucky i am still alive. >> she is also stunned and saddened at the loss of life at the hands of a man she dated 12

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