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27 MAY 2021 View in browser Facts, not fear. TRENDING TOPICS San Jose shooting • Most objective news sources • Dutch court's climate decision • Amazon acquires MGM • Hiding Facebook 'likes' FEATURED UNDER-REPORTED STORIES Lockdowns hurt nature • Expert's Covid inaccuracy • Encouraging vaccine tourists You are on the free plan of The Factual Read this whole newsletter in full. For free. Refer 1 friend. Refer a friend TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES #1 in U.S. News • 35 articles Why did a man open fire on co-workers at a California transit facility? Top from last 48 hrs Co-workers of suspect among 8 shot to death at California transit facility. ABC News (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 77% • 4 min read Eight people were shot to death at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard in San Jose, California, on Wednesday morning. The shooting was reported around 6:30 a.m. local time at a hub where maintenance is conducted and trains are stored. Over 40 employees were there at the time. ... The suspect, a VTA employee, also is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, sheriff's spokesperson Russell Davis said. The sheriff's department is next door to the VTA's light rail yard, and the sheriff said deputies ran in while shots were fired. Deputies didn't exchange gunfire with the suspect, Davis said. ... Sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News that the suspect had multiple weapons. "There were concerns about this gunman, there's no question," [San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo] told ABC News. After the shooting, a police dog detected a suspicious device, and the bomb squad began working to clear each room in the facility. Top from different political viewpoint Eight shot and killed in San Jose shooting, authorities say. Daily Caller (Right) • Factual Grade 65% • 3 min read Top long-read Can anything be done to prevent gun violence at work? 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