

the San Jose Fire Department received a call to respond to the VTA facility, though the first caller did not mention anything about an active shooter incident, according to dispatch audio. īuilding A at the VTA Guadalupe Division yard, where some of the victims were shot Īt 6:33 a.m. According to police, he coordinated the fire with the shooting and ignited it by placing ammunition inside a pot on his stove, surrounding the pot with accelerants, and then turning on the stove. No one was inside the residence at the time. PDT ( UTC−07) the day of the shooting, having set it on fire. In 2019, 122 such restraining orders were requested in Santa Clara County. California has also adopted a red flag law that enables law enforcement authorities to seize a person's firearms based on a gun violence restraining order. district court struck down the ban in March 2019 before a stay of the injunction was issued pending appeal, subsequently leaving open a brief window in which it was legal to purchase the high-capacity magazines. In 2016, voters passed Proposition 63, which banned possession of them as well. In 2013, the state banned the sale of magazines holding more than ten rounds. Ĭalifornia's gun laws are among the strictest in the country.

A total of 379 VTA employees were employed at the yard. The facility consists of five separate buildings, including the control center for bus and rail operations, surrounding the agency's light rail vehicle storage and maintenance yard. The shooting took place at the VTA's Guadalupe Division facility, which is located in the Civic Center neighborhood of San Jose, near the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office and San Jose Police Department headquarters. The VTA is a public transportation agency that operates bus and light rail services throughout Santa Clara County and employs about 2,000 workers.
