Eight people killed after employee opens fire at California railyard

Law enforcement officers get gear from their trunk near the scene of a shooting in San Jose, California (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group via AP)

An employee opened fire at a California railyard on Wednesday, killing eight people before taking his own life as law enforcement rushed in, authorities said.

The shooting took place around 6:30am in two buildings at a light rail facility for the Valley Transportation Authority, which provides bus, light rail and other transit services throughout Santa Clara County, the most populated county in the San Francisco Bay Area.