A shooting near a rail yard in San Jose, California early Wednesday resulted in "multiple fatalities" and the suspected gunman is now dead, a Santa Clara County sheriff’s spokesperson confirmed.
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Russell Davis said he could not specify the number of fatalities and injuries yet. No motive is known for the shooting at this time.
Authorities would only confirm during a news conference that the suspect was a male.
Special agents from the FBI and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) were responding to the crime scene, officials said. Authorities are expected to provide another update at 9:30 a.m. local time.
Deputies were on the scene before 7 a.m. local time for "an active shooter investigation" in the area of 100 W. Younger Ave. San Jose Police also responded to the scene of a shooting in the area of Younger Avenue and San Pedro Street.
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The sheriff's office tweeted an update before 8:30 a.m. local time that the "shooter is down."
Mercury News first reported that "multiple" people are dead as a result of the incident. Mayor Sam Licardo wrote on Twitter that the shooting happened at a Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) facility and that several people were being treated, as "the situation is still being assessed."
"The shooter is no longer a threat, and the facility has been evacuated," he said. "I will update as more information becomes available."
Victims include Valley Transportation Authority employees, Davis said.
"Our hearts are pained for the families of those we have lost in this horrific shooting," Licardo later tweeted, confirming the "shooter is deceased." He said of the VTA family: "We mourn our lost coworkers and pray for the recovery of those being treated."
Licardo said the sheriff’s office set up a reunification center for families at a county building at 70 Hedding St., near First Street.
The VTA provides bus, light rail and other transit services throughout Santa Clara County, the largest in the Bay Area and home to Silicon Valley.
The shooting took place at a light rail facility that is next door to the sheriff’s department headquarters and across a freeway from the airport. The facility is a transit control center that stores trains and has a maintenance yard. It's also located just two blocks from county buildings, the main jail and a courthouse.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted about the San Jose incident, saying: "We are in close contact with local law enforcement and monitoring this situation closely."
"Our sincerest condolences and prayers to the victims' families and our communities during this tragic incident," San Jose Chief of Police Anthony Mata said in a statement. "Thank you to all the brave and courageous first responders."
Authorities warned the public to stay away from the area.
"This is still an active scene and we ask that everyone stay out of the area while we conduct our investigation," San Jose police wrote earlier on Twitter.
At the same time of the shooting, two fires were burning nearby in San Jose, Fox 2 KTVU reported.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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