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. >>> the widow of victim lars lane spoke to abc news.he couple had been married for two decades and had plans to retire next year. >> reporter: picking up the pieces. her husband and best friend of 22 years killed. >> he was my soul mate. the love of my life. it doesn't seem real. >> reporter: she has played the last 24 hours back and forth. last time she heard her husband's voice was tuesday night. >> we said goodnight to each other. i was in sacramento. when i heard the news wednesday morning, i tried calling. and it went straight to voicemail. she raced to the rail yard hoping lars survived. >> i had a feeling, i always had hope until the last second. >> reporter: at 6:05 pm on wednesday, her world collapsed. lars was killed by a coworker. someone he talked to. >> why he had to shoot him i don't know. and he knew that man too. he worked with him. he said that he was a quiet man. >> reporter: on the side of the dining room, a birthday gift. lars was turning 64 on saturday. >> that was one of his birthday presents. he had already opened

lars was turning 64. >> he had already opened another one earlier. >> reporter: she wants lars to be remembered by his great sense of humor, his love for his family and friends. he was ready to retire next year from the v, it a. he leaves behind four children and their dog. >> i'm gonna miss him. >> reporter: reassembling her heart. 22 pieces to go. 22 years married. and a lifetime of memories cut short. >>> we are learning much more today about the shooting massacre at the vta rail yard which killed nine people and devastated so many lives. the sheriff's office is reveal morgue about the gunman. he had a lot more firepower than previously thought. cornell bernard is live in san jose with new details tonight. >> reporter: the fbi now joining this investigation. they are working five sep crime scenes. inside the vta rail yard. where this massacre happened. tonight we are told they will be mapping it out to digitally recreate a virtual reality version of the scene to determine how events unfolded. the sheriff revealing new details about the gunman. >> i don't know whether people were t

. >>> the widow of victim lars lane spoke to abc news. the couple had been married for two decades and had plans to retire next year. >> reporter: picking up the pieces. her husband and best friend of 22 years killed. >> he was my soul mate. the love of my life. it doesn't seem real. >> reporter: she has played the last 24 hours back and forth. last time she heard her husband's voice was tuesday night. >> we said goodnight to each other. i was in sacramento. when i heard the news wednesday morning, i tried calling. and it went straight to voicemail. she raced to the rail yard hoping lars survived. >> i had a feeling, i always had hope until the last second. >> reporter: at 6:05 pm on wednesday, her world collapsed. lars was killed by a coworker. someone he talked to. >> why he had to shoot him i don't know. and he knew that man too. he worked with him. he said that he was a quiet man. >> reporter: on the side of the dining room, a birthday gift. lars was turning 64 on saturday. >> that was one of his birthday presents. he had already open

no one had contact with lars lanes. reported to his job as a lineman at the valley transportation authority early wednesday morning i went to suffer 10 hours to find out. >> he's alive or is dead. authorities say 8 people were killed in the shooting spree. families waiting all day for an update hoping the person they loved would be coming home. 8 people dead on the floor. >> i mean, if the new walk on the floor to find out if my be happy to and that their fate explosives going off. i don't care. that's my brother on the floor. but with every passing hour, the painful reality sunk in the worst. i mean, don't sing about year's worst. i mean. >> you know, information helps your help to heal and help share, you know, you know, come to grips of what's happening. but waiting 1012, 1418 24 hours. the terrific. i mean, that's that. that's that's devastation. and about 12 hours later, the call finally came lars was on the list of people who died 3 days sharia the 64th birthday just doing his job back but go to work people shoot

lars kepler lane. abdolvahab alaghmandan . alex ward fritch.oment of silence. >> thank you. i would now like to introduce latoya how are. latoya howard. welcome latoya. >> can you hear me clear out there? we have been seeking so fast into this everlasting -- [ no audio ] >> we have a generation yet to know patients and yet to know the love while labs are being struck. tenacity is needed. persistence and -- [ no audio ] . our world is an impeachment! humility, ask questions and love dialogue. humility assumes -- others. [ no audio ] mediator full of hospitality. the one who knew you and knew me. this is what i call our reality. so, i say again, we are in a dying need. until i understand humility and let love speak, i will forever be in this here reality. my condolences to the ones i have lost. loved ones and friends. may this not be though and of us coming together but soon this will be the beginning. hope. >> thank you. i do my best and yell as loud as i can. we are going to try to get through this together. thank you all for being here in this

no one had contact with lars lanes. reported to his job as a lineman at the valley transportation authority early wednesday morning i went to suffer 10 hours to find out he's alive or is dead. authorities say 8 people were killed in the shooting spree. families waiting all day for an update hoping the person they loved would be coming home. 8 people dead on the floor. >> i mean, if the new walk on the floor to find out if that my be happy to and that their fate explosives going off. i don't care. that's my brother on the floor. b passing hour, the painful reality sunk in the worst. i mean, don't sing about year's worst. i mean. >> you know, information helps your help to heal and help share, you know, you know, come to grips with what's happening but waiting 1012, 1418 24 hours. the terrific. i mean, that's that. that's that's devastation. and about 12 hours later, the call finally came lars was on the list of people who died 3 days sharia the 64th birthday just doing his job back but go to work people shoot you up. >>

no one had contact with lars lanes.eported to his job as a lineman at the valley transportation authority early wednesday morning i went to suffer can hours to find out he's alive or is dead. authorities say 8 people were killed in the shooting spree. families waiting all day for an update hoping the person they loved would be coming home. 8 people dead on the floor. >> i mean, if the new walk on the floor to find out if my be happy to and that their fate explosives going off. i don't care. that's my brother on the floor. but with every passing hour, the painful reality sunk in the worst. i mean, don't sing year's worst. >> i mean, you know, information helps your help to heal and help share, you know, you know, come to grips of what's happening. but waiting 1012, 1418 24 hours. the terrific. i mean, that's that. that's that's devastation. and about 12 hours later, the call finally came lars was on the list of people who died 3 days sharia the 64th birthday just doing his job but go to work and people shoot you up. >> i

. >>> tomorrow will be an especially difficult day also for the family of lars lane. they were supposed to celebrate his 64th birthday. today we sat down with his wife of more than 20 years. vicky said she was in sacramento taking care of her mother on the morning of the shooting. she had last spoken with him tuesday night. and the next morning when she didn't hear from him she got worried after hearing of the violence. the family raced to the agonizing wait that all of these families endured. around 6:00 that'vening, they received the news that they feared. >> just not knowing if he was safe or if he was dead was just the hardest, hardest wait you could ever possibly imagine. i feel for all the families along with me and their families. i just -- my heart goes out to all of them because we all went through it. >> vicky and lars were planning to retire and had plans to go to hawaii in just two weeks from now. his son remembers him as an incredibly skilled worker who gave incredible guidance in life. >> truly so heart-breaking. and the vta families also in mourning. em

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 birthda

and this is 63 year-old lars lane who was also killed in the shooting. his family tells us lane was a father and a grandfather. now they are among the victims who were killed yesterday. all of the victims have been identified. a clue ding, a 9th who died late last night. he has been identified as alex french, the victims were anywhere from 29 to 63 years old community members tell us that they are still trying to wrap their head around the incident. >> helplessness goes through my because this is happening in a place where i grew in places i've been to people that i i feel. we race is still happening. where did it happen why did it happen to >> happening this morning. as you said, the valley transportation authority will be honoring the victims of wednesday's mass shooting. it's happening at the pta headquarters here along north first street in san jose, it will be held at the outdoor and the theater behind buildings. the and it starts at 10 this morning. now, there is also a vigil planned for later tonight. it will be held at sea. 06:00pm at san jose ci

michael rudometkin, lars lane . abdolvahab alaghmandan, alex fritch .us in a moment of silence. thank you. i would now like to introduce a performing word artist who is also a bus driver for nine years here in the bay area. welcome, latoya. >> can you hear me clear out there? we have been thinking so fast into this everlasting current. no love wall money is being stripped and tenacity is needed, our world is in impeachment. ask questions. humility assumes i need others. we have a desperate need for god. full of hospitality. the one who knew you and knew me. this is our reality. and so i say again. we are in need of humility. until i understand humility and love speak i will forever be in this reality. my condolences to the ones who have lost loved ones and friends. may this not be the end of coming together. soon this will be the beginning of help. to thank you. i'm going do my best and yell as loud as i can. and we are going to try to get through this together. thank you for being here in this moment. we have been apart for more than one year. a year o

rudometkin, 29-year-old adrian ballard, 49-year-old timothy romo, 63-year-old alaghmandan, 63-year-old lars lane, 49-year- old alex fritch didn't come home from work yesterday. the community will not be the same because of it. >> when i heard the news, my heart breaks. it's a tragedy. >> reporter: as shock of yesterday's shooting sinks in, it leaves behind it a sadness felt by everyone. >> this is so close to home. my kids are essential workers. >> i worry every day about this kind of thing happening, so this was just a nightmare. woke up like wow. >> vta workers are their own tight knit group. through their jobs they touch lives ofess people across theciem ing rile effects of yesterday's tragedy. >> i have a really good life today. if it wasn't for the people that kept the public transit going, i wouldn't have been able to get to the companies that have, you know, given me all i have today. >> reporter: that's one of the trends that we kept hearing from everyone we spoke to who has come here today. because these people were essential workers, they've really been a part of keeping our syste

here is one about 63-year-old lars lane who as cheryl told us, would have turned 64 today. >> lars, thatuy would show up and take care of business. he was the backbone of the vta. you're looking at the cream of the crop here. >> he spent about 20 minutes tending to the memorial, fixing the flowers, fixing the candles and the photos telling us those men would have done the same. and investigators are still working to piece together clues about the gunman and gather evidence from the two crime scenes. the vta rail yard and his home. they've spent the last three days doing just that. today in the bay's jean elle shows us. >> the shooter's home, boarded up with piles of debris in the front yard and fire damage on the house. a fire investigator says he started before he left for the vta rail yard wednesday morning. >> a pot was placed on the stove in the kitchen of the residence. investigators have determined that there was ammunition in that pot, as well as accelerants around the pot. so, currently, we believe that that pot overheated, causing that ammunition to discharge. >> inside the home

lars eller hangs onto it.ll the way down. >> keith: looks like an early chance for pastrnak. dmitry orlov, good defense sieve play. trying to pull it and snap it past the capitols defenseman. orlov does well to stay in front of it and gains possession of the puck shortly after that. >> brendan: eller and krejci to take the face-off in the boston zone. paul and smith on either side of krejci. orlov is able to find the puck in the skates of smith. michael raffl trying to clear. kept in by krejci. this time he goes across to dmitry. everyone going to the bench. lauzon hit in deep. anderson in for brendan dillon. wilson, debrusk, dillon, ritchie in that order. schultz around the ice. coyle cut it off. played out. that shot blocked by carlo. alexander ovechkin. play continues. ovechkin takes the ice. strome, high and wide. here's chara. coyle had it for a while and he went down. jensen kept it in. here's strome wanted oshie and he takes it from him. tom wilson, his pass. now for bruins captain. he was the bruins ca

and about 12 hours later, the call finally came lars was on the list of people who died 3 days sharia the 64th birthday just doing his job but go to work people shoot you up. >> it wasn't a gunshot and it was a person shot and just horrific his family describing the father of 3 has a fun active family man who enjoyed cycling and coaching youth sports. so it's one of those men that like to get and keep the community and work with the kids. >> second, we need more people like kathy with so much more life to live and love to give overall love you. and i'm sorry. got to go through this ordeal. it's horrible. again, that reporter bjorlo reporting for us tonight. sam liccardo is speaking out about this horrific day calling it one of if not the darkest time. >> in the city's history. the mayor talked to family members of some of the victims at that time. a lot of the people he was talking to. they still did not know if their loved ones had survived. >> he shared with us what it was like to feel that anguish. >> you can only assume the worst of know what he has answered the phone and they kne

and 63-year-old lars lane.s is what we know about the mass shooting and the latest on the investigation. the vta light rail facility in downtown san jose where this massacre happened yesterday morning remains locked down as detectives remain on the scene. the gunman killed nine of his co-workers. he then turned the gun on himself. we're learning that the gunman used two semiautomatic handguns and had 11 magazines with him. >> we have team coverage for you. bob redell is live at the home of the shooter, first let's go to kris sanchez. you were present for that news conference. what did you learn there? >> you know, the speakers here at vta headquarters said today is really about honoring the victims, their families and the vta family as they try to figure out what is happening and why it happened and how to move forward. we saw a lot of employees arriving together, trying to offer each other a bit of comfort. all the while the smiling faces of their colleagues were hanging next to that podium. vta workers descri

another victim's family is mourning the loss of 63 year-old lars lane. his brother edward lane says before the shooting, no one had heard from larsen c reported to his job as a lineman at the vta. >> edward lane says he and the rest of the family had to wait all day yesterday to learn the news of his brother's death. >> the worst. i mean, don't assume that i can share sourced. i mean, you know, information helps your help to heal and help share, you know, you know, come to grips of what's happening. but waiting 1012, 1418 24 hours. the terrific. i mean, that's that. that's that's devastation. >> large lane died just 3 days before his 64th birthday presents wrapped for him in the house. he was planning to retire next year. his family says the father of 3 enjoy helping the community by coaching youth sports and we have a statement to share from the family of deep saying the 36 year-old beaty a light rail operator was one of 9 people killed in yesterday's shooting. >> his family says that they heard from witnesses that saying tried to get colleagues in to s

lars. michael. paul. to chuck e. timothy some of us get training on what to do. when there's an active shooter event. but not about the aftermath. and yesterday i was at the family assistance center. and i saw that aftermath. and i saw the immense pain. in the faces of the families. and i heard their cries when they got the news. and it was utterly hartman >> san jose mayor sam liccardo was among the local leaders at the vigil tonight. so let's begin our team coverage with kron four's, theresa she is at the vigil sites surrounded by those who are attending teresa. >> can and catherine, i'm going to get out of the way so that you can kind of take in the scene for yourself. in past couple of minutes. and there has banned just disk. well, of people. and so so many emotions out here. i can say hugs i can see tears. i spoke to a couple of people and they said that their chest overwhelmed with grief that they really don't have any words to describe what they're going through right now. there is about a 1000 people that have shown up here at san jose city hall they are

a look on and lars capture lane. >> now this morning. we're also hearing from san jose mayor sam liccardo. he tweeted this morning saying, quote, the last grim toll of yesterday's shooting has extinguished are desperate hope that perhaps the final shooting victim might survive. now all we can do is what we must. that support families and co-workers in pain and assist their journey to healing. >> this morning. the families of those victims certainly are grieving as they await answers answers that may take. >> a long time to come. exactly in kron 4. sarah stinson is live at the scene of the shooting this morning with the very latest on what we know. good morning, sarah. >> investigators are still on scene here at the vta railway. you can see they've moved the tape just primarily to the facility right outside of it and they're still investigating and making sure there's no other explosives on the scene or on the facility making sure it's safe and they plan to reopen sometime tomorrow. now we know the shooter 57 year-old samuel cassady. he p

, jose hernandez iii, 49-year-old timothy romo. 63-year-old abdolvahab alaghmandan and 63-year-old lars lane. we'll do our best to learn more about who these people were as they lived in our community. they were amazing. >> absolutely. this morning we will continue to bring you the very latest from our reporters throughout the bay area this morning. first kris sanchez is live and, kris, we're learning a lot about what happened and the act of heroism during scary times. >> reporter: we talked about the swift response because of the geography. the shesheriff's department acr the street. they actually did an active shooter training inside the rail yard just in the last year, and so they were ready to go when this all happened. there were employees inside the rail yard who maybe prevented their co-workers from dying at the hands of that gunman as well. everybody shares their stories at their own pace. taptejdeep singh was 36. paul megia was 42 years old. we spoke with the singh family. they told us he was inside the rail yard, heard gunshots in the morning, called for his co-workers to get

the victims now all identified -- abdi alaghmandan, adrian balleza, alex fritch, jose hernandez, lars lane, paul megia, taptejdeep singh, timothy romo, michael rudometkin. today, the valley transportation authority holding a moment of silence honoring them. >> you know, we get up every morning safe in the belief that when we go to work, that we would come home to our family and our loved ones. that did not happen. >> reporter: taptejdeep singh, a married father of two, now being called a hero. his brother karman saying he warned co-workers when the gunfire erupted, even helping one woman take cover. singh's family in anguish over his death. >> his first instinct even in the last moment was to help other people. when it came to shots are fired, his first instinct was to pick up his phone, call anybody that he can to run. >> reporter: alex fritch, a father of three, was critically injured in the shooting and rushed to the hospital. his wife terra by his side in his final moments. >> his hand, it had been twitchy but it grabbed my hand, and the nurse came in because he was dteriorating,

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. >> pain and confusion persists for the family of 63 year-old lars lane lane worked at the vta since999 as an elector mechanic and then became in overhead line worker. more recently, his wife says they were getting ready to celebrate 64th birthday this weekend. it bridgette bjorlo from our sister station in sacramento has more on that. >> but edward lane that the phone call about a workplace shooting in san jose. he feared for his brother. no one had contact with lars lane to see reported to his job as a lineman at the valley transportation authority early wednesday morning i went to suffer 10 hours to find out. >> he's alive or is dead. authorities say 8 people were killed in the shooting spree. families waiting all day for an update hoping the person they loved would be coming home. 8 people dead on the floor. >> i mean, if the new walk on the floor to find out if my be happy to and that their fate explosives going off. i don't care. that's my brother on the floor. but with every passing hour, the painful reality sunk in the worst. i mean, i can tell us i can sourced. i mean. >> yo

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victims. 36-year-old singh, hernandez, michael rudometkin, 29-year-old ballard, romo, alaghmandan, lars lane, and alex fritch, the one most recently announced deceased. many were long time vta employees. one was a husband and father of ain ope nine ldren as well murdered and the family says they heard from the 42-year- old's co-worker that he pushed someone into a room to hide to save the person from the shooter and frantically called out to other co-workers to warn them about what was happening. >> after that he goes downstairs. he is a very good person in our family. >> reporter: singh worked as a light rail train operator for 8 or 9 years but yesterday was his second day back to work after working from home from the pandemic. there were a number of bus and light rail operators that were victims of that. again for those whose lives were lost as well as to support families of those who lost someone they love and this community of vta in san jose itself, there will be the vigil that's happening again at 6:00 tonight and in the meantime, the mourning continues. emily turner, kpix5. >>> i

this is 63 year-old lars lane. he was a father and a grandfather. and then we also have a photograph here of michael the met can he was a close friend of san jose city council member peralez and they are among the victims who were killed yesterday. we have a list now of all of the victims and their names. and we've got them on your screen here you can see they include alex word fritsch paul de la cruz a gm topped a jeep saying adrian balleza, jose de jesus hernandez. the 3rd timothy michael romo, michael joseph from the can. do of a hub. a lot get done. and lars kepler lane this morning. we're also hearing from san jose mayor sam liccardo. he tweeted this morning saying, quote. >> alas grim toll of yesterday's shooting has extinguished are desperate hope that perhaps the final shooting victim might survive. now all we can do is what we must support our families and co-workers in pain and assist their journey to healing. and part of that healing will be getting answers as to why this happened. and how this happened. we've got joining us this morning.

lars lane was a 20-year veteran of vta. his family was preparing to celebrate his 64th birthday this weekend. they were off to hawaii in a couple weeks. 42-year-old paul megia had three kids and lived with his wife and parents in mountain house near tracey and went to mount pleasant high school in san jose and mission college. >>> 49-year-old timothy romo also went to mission college. his family said he just simply adored his daughter. 40-year-old michael rudometkin was a childhood friend of city councilman and were planning a golf outing in a couple weeks. he went to cupertino high school and leaves behind his wife and parents. 36-year-old taptejdeep singh leaves behind a wife and two young children. his family says he was trying to warn colleagues there was a shooter when he, himself, was gunned down. at the vigil last night, you know it is remarkable here, we do so many of these, unfortunately, but we asked sometimes why do we do these? they are very helpful. seeing everyone there is a way to listen to people, talk to pe

and 63-year-old lars lane. we're going to do our best to try to learn more about who they were and, of course, who they loved. >> this morning our team continues to work hard for you as we've fanned out to get new information. first we want to start with kris sanchez live out-of-the shooting scene. kris, i know we're learningf tht out there yesterday and a tough scene, i would imagine, for you to be able to cover right now. it's just tough out there. >> reporter: we're closer than we were yesterday. we talk about the swift support not just by law enforcement but people inside that building. first, i want to share with you some brand-new information from the santa clara sheriff's office this morning. you mentioned one more person died from their injuries overnight. but we also know now there is still one person fighting for their life in the hospital as we speak. and we now know that the gunman had two handguns on him and 11 magazines. so clearly he was likely going to target more people had that action not happ

. >> reporter: we don't want people like that in our town, it's stim lar to what he said. >> it's a word with many interpretations. it's where we played out doors, is ghetto, areas that are unsafe, hugely associated with crime. >> reporter: this fury caused by i comment by john stein about the housing project. he said, i don't want to see the downtown become a ghetto of affordable housing. tonight, apologizing for using the word ghetto. >> i am truly sorry and i will do my best not to do it again. >> reporter: a motion to remove him failed. the council is instead giving him a second chance. >> i move to send stein to the planning commissioner training, through cal city, that has webinars that will be helpful. >> one of the webinars is the meaning sbim pact of words. >>> dozens of young people went to the streets in support of mario gonzalez. police say he suffered a medical emergency. demonstrators in his family believe he died because of the way that officers held him down. >> enough is enough. stand with the family of mario gonzales and the community. our lives matter. i said our lives

hernandez, 35; timothy michael romo, 49; michael joseph rudometkin, 40; abdolvahab alaghmandan, 63, and lars kepler lane, 63. heroic efforts. >> he was telling his coworkers to hide under benches. >> reporter: paul, superintendent also reportedly saved a coworkers life. >> that day, he wasn't even supposed to go to work. he was supposed to work at home. i was going to have breakfast with him. >> reporter: the bravery and selflessness at a workplace that they went to everyday. they say the vta was like family. >> everyone can see that he is a great person, always smiling. >> reporter: tonight a community morning alongside the families of the nine who died, families that will never understand the tragedy that unfolded wednesday morning. >> never leave home without giving your loved one a kiss goodbye. >> i took my best friend and has been too soon. i wish i could give him one last hug. and say how much i love you. >> these stories about the victims lives are touching and heartbreaking. did you hear anything else tonight? >> reporter: timothy romo said children said he was a handyman and a joke

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according to local news outlets, lars would have turned 64 this weekend.vahab alaghmandan worked for v.t.a. for two decades. he often worked overtime and throughout the pandemic. he was 63 years old. adrian balleza was a light rail operator at v.t.a. he was a loving family man, who still had so much to give, his family said. adrian was 29 years old. still to come on the newshour: why the mega-drought is dangerous for the western u.s. how qanon is dividing families. art inspired by the tulsa massacre, 100 years later. and, much more. today's move by the g.o.p. to block an investigation into the capitol insurrection. former new jersey governor tom kean, a republican himself was chairman of the independent bipartisan 9/11 commission, the congressionally approved panel which served as a model for the proposed january 6 commission. and governor kean joins me now. what is is your reaction to this vote today where the commission fell short by a number of votes? >> i'm sad. it looks to me right now like american people may never find out the truth, and we knead to

also a 63-year-old and 63-year- old lars lane who according to his linked in page was a lineman.ulian is live with more on that memorial and the victims. >> hi. good morning. these nine names that with we are learning are not gun violence stats. they aren't hash tags. to the nine families who lost a loved one they were everything. tonight the community will come together to help those families grieve, heal and mourn. these nine victims and their lives that were cut short. we are learning more this morning. from a vta employee who did escape that the killer appeared to be targeting his victims. we are learning that a 36-year- old, a light-rail operator, one of the victims likely saved at least one co worker by putting her in a room to hide before he himself was shot and killed. the family remembering him as a kind person. >> he is the one. he is a nice one in our family. is he friendly. he has too many friends. >> he calling there -- he has the phone numbers with the community because say, hey, there's a shooting. >> likely saving more lives. i want to bring you back here live to

that did not happen for adrian, alex, jose, lars, michael, paul, hajibab and timothy. some of us get training on what to do when there's an active shooter event but not about the aftermath. and yesterday i was at the family services center, and i saw that aftermath. and i saw the immense pain in the faces of the family and i heard their cries when they got the news, and it was utterly heart-wrenching. and i felt immensely helpless. yesterday i also received a tremendous outpouring of support and solidarity from the transit community throughout the country and from our sister and brother public agencies at all levels of government. on behalf of vta, i thank you all, and we will take you up on those offers. s as we start rebuilding and delivering on our services, because that's what we do. we are strong, we support each other, we're a family. but today, today i want to say the names of the nine people that we've lost, our vta family, and i want to honor them and i want to mourn for them and with their families. thank you. >> next i would like to introduce carolyn, our in

he was a substation maintainer. 63-year-old lars lane worked for the vta since 2001 as an electromechanic overheadline worker. 49-year-old alex fritch died at the hospital. he was a substation maintainer. >>> now chilling new video showing the gunman that was walking methodically between the two buildings where he gunned down those co-workers. investigators are still at the rail yard collecting evidence. nbc bay area learned that he was going to be subjected to a disciplinary hearing scheduled for the day of the attack. >> bob redell is live outside of the scene of that shooting in san jose. bob, do we know why that hearing was scheduled? >> reporter: well, law enforcement sources tell our investigative unit, marcus and laura, that the vta employee who shot and killed nine of his co-workers at the facility behind me was under investigation for allegedly making racist remarks to his co-workers and that on wednesday, the day of the shooting, he was scheduled to attend what's known as a skely hearing, which could have led to discipline or another determination. in recent weeks the suspect br

hernandez, 35; timothy michael romo, 49; michael joseph rudometkin, 40; abdolvahab alaghmandan, 63, and lars kepler lane, 63. >> reporter: we were there as some family members learned they lost someone and i have to be honest, it was difficult to hold back tears. one man told us that his cousin died a hero. they'd held onto a sliver of hope but learned nearly 12 hours after this morning's mass shooting, husband, father of two young children, mr. singh was among those murdered. his family says that they heard from the b,42 coworkers that he pushed one of them into a room to hide from the shooter and frantically called other coworkers to warn them about what was happening. the family had been waiting at the red cross after banging his phone inside a building at the vta railyard but the answers of families and friends, waited hour after hour without any answers. >> i just pray that he is okay. >> reporter: christina gonzales's cousin also tried desperately contacting him this morning, did not survive. what was supposed to be just another day at work, ending in bloodshed for eight vta employees

lars lane. abdi aleman done. alex fritsch. please join us in a moment of silence. would like to introduce latoya howard. in addition to performing word artist. was also a bus driver for nine years here in the bay area. welcome latoya. >> can you hear me clear out there? okay. we have been sinking so fast into this everlasting current. we have a generation yet. lives are being struck. perseverance through the storms. can anybody hear me? it is an impeachment. humility. ask questions and love dialogue. humility assumes. humility would rather be open and vulnerable. and independent. humility believes what the gospel says about our desperate need for god. christ is the mediator full of hospitality. the one who knew you and me. this is what i call our reality. so i say again we are a dying need in humility. let love speak. or forever be, and this here, reality. my condolences to the ones that have lost loved ones and friends. made this not be the end of us coming together, but soon this will be the beginning. hope. >> thank you latoya. i do my best and yell as loud as i

. >>> this morning we are remembering the life of one of the victims, lars lane who was a lineman for the vta and had plans to retire next year. he was married to his wife vicky for 22 years, she says the last time she heard her husband's voice was tuesday night when she heard the news on wednesday she raced to the vta railyard with hopes that he had survived. >> i had a feeling that i just always had hope until the last second, he was my soulmate. he was my total soulmate. the love of my life. he was a wonderful person. i'm going to miss him. i miss him now. >> vicky wants lars to be remembered for his great sense of humor and his love for his family and friends. >>> san francisco's mayor london breed says she is staying in close contact with san jose's mayor, she said the vta tragedy brought up wanting memories of san francisco's deadly shooting at 101 california street in 1993. on that day a gunman killed eight people and up until wednesday that had been the bay area's deadliest mass shooting. >> it is really tragic for the bay area, for our region and it's tragic for our country t

the names the people are these singh, hernandez, adrienne balleza, 63-year-old lars lane. many victims were long time vta employees. one family held onto a sliver of hope but learned nearly 12 hours later their family member singh was among those killed. >> he was a train operating, father, and husband. they had heard from the co- workers. he had pushed one into a room to hide from the shooter and frantically called others to warn them about what was happening. >> after that he goes to the downstairs. he's a very good person in our family. >> his family had been waiting at the red cross after tracking his phone to a building at the rail yard but relas missemploye were forced to itter ho witho any answers. >> when they said good-bye to their spouse this morning, their husband, they didn't mean good-bye forever. they meant good-bye until dinner time. >> the big question this morning is why? investigators have spent hours searching through the suspect's home looking for clues as to what could have led to his deadly rampage. this is surveillance of samuel cassidy loading a bag