Blue city rail station killing linked to same suspect eyed in second transit attack

A 42-year-old man who was violently attacked at a Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail station in San Jose has died from his injuries — and the suspect is also being looked at in a second attack at another transit stop, authorities said.

The victim, a San Jose resident, was pronounced dead at a hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 8. He had been hospitalized with critical head injuries since the Sept. 29 assault at the Gish VTA Light Rail Station, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.

“We regret to report that the victim in the VTA platform assault has died from his injuries,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. “The case is now being investigated as a homicide.”…

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