Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Active Shooter Response - Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)

Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office On 05/26/2021 at approximately 0634 hours, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to an Active Shooter call, located at 101 West Younger Ave, San Jose. The above video depicts deputies and officers responding to the incident. The suspect was later pronounced deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. There were a total of 10 casualties as a result of this tragic incident, one of them being the suspect. TIMELINE: 06:34:51 County Communications received call for service 06:35:31 County Communications dispatched deputies to the VTA Rail Yard 06:37:47 First Deputy arrived on scene 06:37:58 Sheriff’s Sergeant arrived on scene 06:38:14 Arriving Sheriff’s Deputies advised dispatch that they hear shots being fired 06:38:26 Sheriff’s Sergeant immediately leads on scene Deputies to VTA access gate 06:39:13 VTA worker tells first arriving Sheriff’s Deputies the suspect is armed with a handgun 06:39:33 VTA worker tells first arriving Sheriff’s Deputies where the suspect was last seen (Building A) 06:39:50 Sheriff’s Deputy and Sheriff’s Sergeant immediately develop tactical plan and assemble the first contact team to enter Building A 06:40:49 First Contact Team of a Sheriff’s Sergeant, Sheriff’s Deputy and three San Jose Police Officers make entry onto VTA Rail Yard toward the suspect (Building A)

On 05/26/2021 at approximately 0634 hours, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to an Active Shooter call, located at 101 West Younge...