House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she is “personally devastated” by the mass shooting that took place in her home state Wednesday morning, which …
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she is “personally devastated” by the mass shooting that took place in her home state Wednesday morning, which left at least eight victims dead, in addition to the shooter. “All Americans join the San Jose community in sadness and shock over today’s horrific mass shooting. As a Californian, I am personally devastated,” Pelosi said in a statement. “Our prayers are with the loved ones of the victims, and our gratitude is with the first responders for their heroic actions,” she added. A gunman opened fire at a San Jose rail yard Wednesday morning, leaving at least eight people dead. The shooter, who was identified as a male employee of the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), the facility where the shooting took place, has also died. Authorities say they believe he died of a self-inflicted wound. Officials have not yet determined what the shooter’s motive was, or what type of weapon was used in the attack. An investigation is currently underway. Pelosi, in her statement following the shooting, called on Congress to pass a pair of “gun violence prevention bills.
