A Look At How San Jose Mourned After Mass Shooting

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31 May, 2021

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By Staff Reports, San Jose Spotlight May 28, 2021 Hundreds gathered at San Jose City Hall on Thursday to mourn the nine people killed in a mass shooting a day earlier. Photo by Eugene Luu.This week will forever be engrained in the minds of San Joseans. What started as an ordinary day Wednesday ended with nine families saying goodbye to their husbands, fathers, brothers, and best friends. Nine men were gunned down at a VTA rail yard after a disgruntled employee opened fire following a union meeting. The shooter, Samuel Cassidy, committed suicide after deputies intervened. Here is a look at how San Jose mourned the nine lives lost in a tragedy that adds the city's name to a growing list of those with mass shootings. Luci Megia, sister of fallen VTA worker Paul Megia, touches his picture on the poster display outside San Jose City Hall on Thursday. Photo by Vicente Vera. Leonardo Megia (left), the father of fallen VTA worker Paul Megia, is comforted by a loved one as he wept by the altar with his son's picture on display outside San Jose City Hall on Thursday. Photo by Vicente Vera VTA workers and other municipal employees came to San Jose City Hall Thursday to mourn with families and friends suffering in the aftermath of Wednesday's tragic shooting. Photo by Vicente Vera. Many VTA workers showed their solidarity at San Jose City Hall Thursday with the families who lost loved ones during Wednesday's tragic shooting. Photo by Vicente Vera. Paul Megia's family at Thursday's vigil. Photo by Vicente Vera. The family of Tim Romo gather at the podium outside San Jose City Hall Thursday to describe their passed loved one to the crowd of mourners. Photo by Vicente Vera.Many VTA workers showed their solidarity at San Jose City Hall Thursday with the families who lost loved ones during Wednesday's tragic shooting. Photo by Vicente Vera.At a May 26 news conference about the VTA mass shooting, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said that the city will do everything possible to prevent future tragedies. Photo by Vicente Vera. The nine fallen VTA employees displayed outside VTA headquarters in San Jose Thursday. Photo by Vicente Vera. Hundreds gathered at San Jose City Hall on Thursday to mourn the nine people killed in a mass shooting a day earlier. Photo by Eugene Luu. Loved ones of fallen VTA worker Michael Rudometkin hold a portrait of him outside San Jose City Hall during a vigil for the nine lost lives Thursday. Photo by Vicente Vera. Families and supporters hold up signs to honor the fallen VTA transit workers. Photo by Eugene Luu. Families and supporters hold up signs to honor the fallen VTA transit workers. Photo by Eugene Luu. Many San Jose fire fighters dressed in full uniform paid respects to fellow municipal workers who lost their lives at Wednesday's fatal shooting in San Jose. Photo by Vicente Vera. Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 in San Jose observe the vigil outside San Jose City Hall Thursday to memorialize their fallen coworkers. Photo by Vicente Vera. At least three of the nine families who lost a loved one to Wednesday's shooting spoke to the crowd of hundreds of mourners outside San Jose City Hall Thursday. Photo by Vicente Vera. Scott Romo comforts his mother Annette at a vigil memorializing the fallen VTA workers, one of whom was Tim Romo, Scott's father and Annette's husband. Photo by Vicente Vera. Hundreds gathered at San Jose City Hall on Thursday to mourn the nine people killed in a mass shooting a day earlier. Photo by Eugene Luu. Bay Area Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren attends Thursday's vigil outside San Jose City Hall with fellow Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. Photo by Vicente Vera. A mourner attending the vigil outside San Jose City Hall on Thursday tears up as speakers memorialize the fallen VTA workers. Photo by Vicente Vera.To learn how you can help the victims of Wednesday's mass shooting, click here. San José Spotlight is the city's first nonprofit news organization dedicated to independent political and business reporting. Please support our public service journalism by clicking here.