A Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) worker was arrested close to his dwelling in San Jose Sunday afternoon within the alleged killing of a VTA bus driver he knew, a spokesperson for the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Workplace stated Sunday night time.
The suspect was recognized as Duc Minh Bui, 33, stated sheriff’s spokesperson Brooks Jarosz. Neither the sufferer’s identify nor the character of Bui’s relationship with the sufferer have been launched, though Jarosz stated the pair knew one another.
The capturing occurred about 9:40 p.m. Friday within the parking zone of the VTA’s Chaboya Division Yard on South seventh Avenue in San Jose. A 911 name alerted the San Jose Hearth Division to the capturing. Crews arrived on the scene and located that the sufferer had been shot a minimum of as soon as. He was declared useless on the scene, Jarosz stated.
Santa Clara County Sheriff Workplace continues to analyze a lethal capturing on the VTA’s Chaboya Division Yard inSan Jose, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Space Information Group)
The capturing comes greater than three years after a disgruntled VTA mechanic shot and killed 9 of his coworkers at VTA’s Guadalupe rail yard in San Jose earlier than fatally capturing himself.
The Might 2021 mass capturing, probably the most lethal in Bay Space historical past, prompted discussions round long-term enhancements to office security on the company and elevated safety measures for workers on the website of the capturing.
A number of lawsuits have been filed towards VTA, the Sheriff’s Workplace, and Allied Common, a non-public safety firm contracted to guard VTA services, from each households of these killed and a former bus driver alleging his post-traumatic stress dysfunction was worsened by the mass capturing.
Friday’s capturing left VTA staff shocked and confused, Amalgamated Transit Union President Raj Singh stated. Some staff have been getting off work on the time of the capturing, Singh stated, whereas others discovered of the capturing in textual content messages.
VTA is providing psychological well being providers to staff who want them.
Moreover, Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, who additionally chairs the Valley Transportation Authority Board of Administrators, stated safety has been elevated at transit services following the capturing.
Anybody with details about the capturing is requested to name the Sheriff’s Workplace at 408-808-4500 or to contact the Sheriff’s Workplace Investigative Companies nameless tip line at 408-808-4431.
Initially Printed: September 22, 2024 at 9:00 p.m.
