Maggie Angst

reporter for the Mercury News

Maggie Angst on KCRW

A gunman in San Jose killed nine people and then himself at a light rail yard on Wednesday. The incident adds another mass shooting to the list of more than 200 events in 2021 alone.

San Jose shooter had history of domestic violence, sexual assault allegations

A gunman in San Jose killed nine people and then himself at a light rail yard on Wednesday. The incident adds another mass shooting to the list of more than 200 events in 2021 alone.

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