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

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lars kepler lane age 63, started employment with vta in 2001 as electro mechanic later becoming overhead line worker. michael joseph rudometkin, 40, started employment with vta in 2013 as vta mechanic later becoming electro mechanic and over headline worker. paul megia, 42, started employment in 2002 as bus operator trainee later becoming light rail operator, transportation supervisor, transit division supervisor, ultimately assistant superintendent in service management. singh 36 started employment in 2014 as bus operator trainee, later becoming a light rail operator. timothy romo, 49, started for vta for over 20 years as overhead line worker. we learned late last night that a ninth employee died of his injuries during the attack. alex fritch, age 49, worked as sub station maintainer. i would like to ask that we take a moment of nce for our fallen workers. ♪♪ >> hope: to 24 hours. >> liam: to 24 hours. [ glasses clink ] >> hope: your dad insisted that we use this time to really think about the potential consequences before going to the police. but liam, i'm going to be honest, i don't w

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 jokester and mr.

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a lot of mud on and lars kepler lane. >> this morning we're also hearing from the san jose mayor sam liccardo. he tweeted this 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. >> this morning. the families of those victims are has we know grieving. they're waiting answers. they want to know more about what happened. kron 4. sarah stinson is live for us now from the scene of the shooting with some of the new developments that we've learned here this morning. sarah. >> james. i'm live here at the vta railyard where this mass shooting took place. you can see there are still yellow tape surrounding the entire facility as investigators continue to come this area and figure out how and why this happened. we know that the shooter 57 year-old samuel cassidy was a crew at the tia employee when he shot at this facility killing 9 of his co-workers cassidy then turned the gun

the 3rd timothy michael romo, michael joseph met can up to have a lot of a lot of mud on lars kepler lane. >> this is a tragedy this morning as we're learning more information about what happened. we're also hearing from 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 us support our families and co-workers in pain and assist their journey to healing. >> this morning. the families of the victims are grieving as they wait for answers about what happened. kron 4, sarah stinson joining us live at the scene out of that shooting this morning with the latest on what we know so far about the investigation. sarah. >> james, this scene. here is a stark difference from yesterday. it's a lot calmer. we're a lot closer to the scene. we know 57 cassidy. he killed 9 of his co-workers. he went into the scene here to his workplace and decided to shoot up where he works and it is a tragedy it is something that all the families are mourning

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 that never m

lars kepler lane. also 42 year old paul dela cruz mihir 29 year old.isa, 35 year old jose dejesus hernandez, the 3rd and 36 year old top two deep singh family member state sing, rushed his co workers to safety when the gunfire broke out kate views as ath

lars kepler lane. also 42 year old paul dela cruz mihir 29 year old. adrian belisa, 35 year old jose dejesus hernandez, the 3rd and 36 year old top two deep singh family member state sing, rushed his co workers to safety when the gunfire broke out kate views as a smith talked with his family tonight and begins our coverage azenith smith. well, frank family members tell me they waited for hours to learn about his death. they were one of the last ones notified and now two children, ages one and three won't have their. father outside the red cross and said jose, the family of 36 year old top touch deep singh are seen crying uncontrollably clinging on to one another, repeating the words why they learned late wednesday night. the father of two young children from union city was among the eight casualties of wednesday's shooting at a bt light rail yard in san jose. we have a big hope, actually, since this morning, i'm in now. they said. the body still there, you know they didn't even move. it loved ones say they knew something was wrong when he didn't pick u

operator. 49-year-old alex ward fritch. 35-year-old jose dejesus hernandez iii. 63-year-old lars kepler laneeam. 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 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

abdolvahab alaghmandan and lars kepler lane according to his linkedin page was a journeyman lineman. >> and where the investigation stands, the shooter killed nine people at the vta light rail yard during a shift change. we do expect a news conference with vta at 10:00 this morning that will include a tribute to the victims and updates on how this tragedal ght rail seice has been suspended and buses will be available instead . >> and tonight the community will gather outside city hall for a vigil to honor the victims. we have a look at that growing memorial. >> reporter: there are no words to comfort the families who had a loved one snatched away from them in this latest mass shooting. tonight the city of san jose will be coming together with those families to help them grieve and mourn. let's get to the growing memorial outside of the san jose city hall. you can see the flowers, candles, and flowers surrounding the names of the victims that we now know. the vigil will be happening at 6:00 p.m. tonight. families are heartbroken this morning the family of 36-year- old taptejdeep singh

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. live from the scene of the shooting is kron. 4. sarah stinson has been following. >> the investigation there. sara. >> this morning we learned new information about the gunman 57 year-old samuel cassady. he was found, you know, he shot himself after law enforcement arrived, but he was found with 2 semiautomatic handguns and 11 magazines that were full of ammunition, which means he could have shot more people if a law enforcement didn't show up so soon here at the scene at the bt a real way. you can see the sheriff's department down there and the yellow tape still blocking of

dejesus hernandez iii, timothy michael romo, michael joseph rudometkin, abdolvahab alaghmandan, lars kepler lane, and alex ward fritch. california governor gavin newsom spoke wednesday from san jose. >> it begs the damn question, what the hel is goingl on in mecca? when are we going to put down their arms, literally, and figuratively? amy: the gun violence archive reported san jose was the 232nd mass shooting in the u.s. this year. that's 100 more mass shootings than were recorded by this time in 2020. will over a mass shooting a day. president biden urged congress to take immediate action to pass stricter gun control laws. he said in a statement -- "i have the solemn duty yet again of ordering the flag to be lowered at half- staff, just weeks after doing so following the mass shootings at spas in and around atlanta, in a grocery store in boulder, colorado, at a home in rock hill, south carolina, and at a fedex facility in indianapolis, indiana." on capitol hill, senators held a hearing for david chipman, president biden's nominee to head the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives.

and lars kepler lane. >> well, 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 our families co-workers in pain and assist their journey to healing. >> this morning. those families of the victims are grieving. as we know, wanting answers waiting for the investigation to unfold so they can get those answers. factly kron 4. sarah stinson is live. >> at the scene of the shooting this morning with the latest on what we know. good morning, sarah. >> live here at the vta rail facility where investigators are still here on scene. you can see the yellow tape up. they are still investigating with the fbi to figure out what happened here with this morning. the sheriff told us the gunman 57 year-old samuel cassidy was found with 2 semiautomatic handguns with 11 magazines. sheriff laurie smith says the guns appeared to be legal. but it's unclear if they were

lars kepler lane, age 63, started his employment with vta in 2001 as an electrical mechanic. later becoming an overheadline worker. michael joseph rut med kin. paul megia, age 42, started his employment in 2002 as bus operator employee, later becoming a light rail operator, transportation supervisor, transit division supervisor and ultimately assistant superintendent in service management. gentleman bieb singh, age 36, started his employment in 2014 as bus operator trainee, later becoming a light rail operator. timothy romo, age 49. started for vta over 20 years as an overheadline worker. and we learned late last night that ninth employee died of his injuries during the attack, alex fritsch. age 49, he worked as a substation maintainer. i would like to ask that we all take a moment of silence for our fallen workers. thank you. last night after the identity of our fallen employees was confirmed, i spoke with family members and sheriff and left them know we are here to support them in any way we can. and i have spoken to the family of all of the nine families. i will not go int

lars kepler lane was 63. michael was 40, began working there in 2014.rs old, started on the job back in 2014. and timothy was 49 and served there over-20 years. nine victims, their family, the people who loved them in our thoughts tonight. as we said, there are a lot of new developments in the case. dan simon has that. >> reporter: tonight, chilling, new details emerging about the gunman who opened fire. killing nine of his co-workers at this vta rail yard wednesday. the shooter was detained by customs and border protection in 2016 after a trip to the philippines, according to a department of homeland security official. as "the wall street journal," first, reported, while the suspect was being held, agents found books about terrorism and fear and manifestos. as well as, a black memo book filled with lots of notes about how he hates the vta. when asked if he had problems with anybody at work, he stated no, according to a dhs memo obtained by the paper. a history of anger issues is now becoming more clear. in documents from a 2009 legal filing, the gunman

lars lane at his dad's favorite spot. >> he was so happy, always just so joyous and wonderful. >> reporter: michael kepler lane or kep for short spoke to him at his father's home. what did he mean to you? >> everything. >> reporter: last time michael saw his father was this past monday to help with work in his backyard. the day before michael and his girlfriend had taken out his dad and wife vicki to dinner for his upcoming birthday. >> he could not have had a better time but that was who dad was. there wasn't a moment -- he didn't leave anything on the table when it came to joy and happiness for any moment. >> reporter: wednesday michael says he was on his way to work when he learned about the mass shooting at his dad's job the vta rail yard where he worked 20 years. >> one glimmer of hope that someone had seen my father after the fact, and i put so much weight and belief in that that i really did thinthat was true. i thought it was going to be okay until the very moment that the sheriff told us that it wasn't. >> reporter: after hours of waiting for answers michael and eight other families learned they had lost someone