Santa Clara Sheriff's Office releases photos from suspected mass shooter's home: At least 22,000 rounds of ammunition, a dozen firearms, and suspected Molotov cocktails found
- Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office released photos of guns and ammunition found in Samuel Cassidy's home.
- Cassidy is suspected of killing nine people and then himself at the Valley Transit Authority in San Jose, California.
Police recovered at least 22,000 rounds of ammunition in suspected mass shooter Samuel Cassidy's home in San Jose, California.
On Thursday, Cassidy, 57, was identified as the suspected gunman, who shot and killed nine people at the Valley Transit Authority before shooting himself.
"It is clear that this was a planned event and the suspect was prepared to use his firearms to take as many lives as he possibly could had Sheriff's Deputies not made entry to stop his rampage," the Sheriff's Office said in a Friday press release.
A dozen firearms were found in the home, along with suspected Molotov cocktails and multiple cans of gasoline.
Police believe Cassidy had set fire to the home before shooting coworkers at the Valley Transit Authority.
According to local KGO-TV reporter Laura Anthony, "suspect Sam Cassity ignited fire in his home, by placing ammunition inside pot on stove surrounding it with accelerants and then turning on the stove," per the Sheriff's Office.
Vigils are being held for the nine victims killed, who were all employees of the VTA.
The victims, as identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner, are Paul Delacruz Megia, 42; Taptejdeep Singh, 36; Adrian Balleza, 29; Jose Dejesus Hernandez III, 35; Timothy Michael Romo, 49; Michael Joseph Rudometkin, 40; Abdolvahab Alaghmandan, 63; Lars Kepler Lane, 63.
READ MORE ARTICLES ON
Popular Right Now
Advertisement