Transit authority settles for $8 million with families of San Jose railyard mass shooting victims
The authority, known as San Joaquin County, filed legal action in February in order to recover damages totaling $8 million, according to The Mercury News. According to the newspaper, the authority has also reached a $3 million offer on behalf of the victims’ families to settle all claims.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo (center) said at a news conference that the transit agency may have been negligent in failing to take action before the shooting.
The Mercury News reported that two of the victims were identified in the suit as Jose Manuel Hernandez and Rafael Hernandez. Hernandez, 32, was killed in the shooting on June 28, 2014, the newspaper said, while Rafael Hernandez was injured in the shooting and survived.
The Transit Authority of Santa Clara County has paid $10.5 million in settlements to 19 victims of a 2014 shooting on the Santa Clara County line, which was reported as the nation’s worst mass shooting.
The Transit Authority of Santa Clara County filed legal action in February to recover damages of nearly $8 million after a transit worker was shot multiple times at a bus stop in Mountain View, killing the worker.
The authority — also known as San Joaquin County — has reached a $3 million settlement with the families on behalf of the victims, The Mercury News reported.
The settlement on behalf of the victims’ families with the transit authority also included a $5.5 million payment to Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office for the use of its helicopter in providing medical assistance to the victims, The Mercury News reported.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo (center) said at a news conference that the transit agency may have been negligent in failing to take action before the shooting.
“There were signs. There were signals, but the Transit Authority chose to ignore them, instead of warning its employees,” Liccardo said.
“They have to take care of their employees. That is one of the most basic responsibilities of a transit agency,” he continued.
A passenger who heard the alarm, said San Jose police then responded
