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CrimeSan Jose gunman died of "multiple gunshot wounds of the head"

San Jose gunman died of “multiple gunshot wounds of the head”

The autopsy for Samuel James Cassidy (57), the VTA employee who murdered nine coworkers and then fatally shot himself in San Jose last week, has been completed by the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner.

In an unusual development, Cassidy was cited in the report as having had “multiple gunshot wounds of the head.”

Although his suicide, as previously reported, was confirmed, it appears that Cassidy’s first shot to his head was not fatal. 

A press release from Santa Clara County described the finding as “rare.”

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People in need of mental health support can reach the County’s Behavioral Health Services call center at 1-800-704-0900 (option 2). Or you can reach the Suicide and Crisis Hotline at 1-855-278-4204 or text RENEW to 741741.

 

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Eric Shapiro
Eric Shapiro
Eric Shapiro is a writer & filmmaker. As a screenwriter, he’s won a Fade In Award and written numerous feature films in development by companies including WWE, Mandalay Sports Media, Game1, and Select Films. He is also the resident script doctor for Rebel Six Films (producers of A&E’s “Hoarders”). As a journalist, Eric’s won a California Journalism Award and is co-owner and editor of The Milpitas Beat, a Silicon Valley newspaper with tens of thousands of monthly readers that has won the Golden Quill Award as well as the John Swett Award for Media Excellence. As a filmmaker, Eric’s directed award-winning feature films that have premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, and Shriekfest, and been endorsed by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). Eric’s apocalyptic novella “It’s Only Temporary” appears next to Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” on Nightmare Magazine’s list of the 100 Best Horror Novels of All Time. He lives in Northern California with his wife, Rhoda, and their two sons.

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