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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    San Jose shooting: Gunman had history of domestic violence

    A gunman in San Jose killed nine people and then himself at a light rail yard on Wednesday.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 27, 2021 • 48m Listen

    A gunman in San Jose killed nine people and then himself at a light rail yard on Wednesday. His neighbors told local media outlets they were scared of him and that he had a temper, while court records indicate a history of alleged domestic abuse and violent mood swings. He also had access to illegal firearm magazines. The shooter’s victims were all Valley Transit Authority employees who worked in the maintenance yard.

    “Some had been working for decades, some just several years. It's unclear how well all of them knew each other. But we know at least one of the victims was the manager of another one of them. So it's presumed that they were all pretty close,“ Mercury News reporter Maggie Angst tells KCRW.

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      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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      15 min
    2. 15:19

      ‘Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing’: Lauren Hough’s story of growing up in a SoCal cult and escaping it

      Lauren Hough has come out twice: once as a lesbian and then as a cult member. She says it took longer for her to reveal her membership with the Southern California cult called the Children of God.

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      16 min
    3. 31:03

      Play video games to earn college credit. Some California campuses are taking esports seriously

      Some California universities are offering college credit for playing video games, and many more are adopting esports programs. That’s where students can compete in live video game tournaments, sometimes with corporate sponsorship.

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      7 min
    4. 38:18

      Where to get your Memorial Day BBQ fix in LA: Bludso’s, Maple Block Meat, Anjahles and more

      Here is a list for when you want to sink your teeth into beautifully smoked pit barbeque for the holiday weekend.

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      10 min
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      Madeleine Brand

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    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:0015 min

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

    2. 15:1916 min

      ‘Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing’: Lauren Hough’s story of growing up in a SoCal cult and escaping it

    3. 31:037 min

      Play video games to earn college credit. Some California campuses are taking esports seriously

    4. 38:1810 min

      Where to get your Memorial Day BBQ fix in LA: Bludso’s, Maple Block Meat, Anjahles and more

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