SAN JOSE, Calif. ( KRON ) — A Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority employee was angry about money when he allegedly killed his co-worker at a VTA bus yard in San Jose three days ago, investigators told reporters at a news conference held Monday afternoon.
The homicide victim was Regulus Teotico, a longtime VTA bus operator and father of two teenaged children, according to VTA CEO Carolyn Gonot. “He was a kind, hard-working driver who was well known amongst his colleagues,” Gonot said.
A Santa Clara County Sheriff’s captain said Teotico and his suspected killer, 33-year-old Duc Minh Bui, both worked as VTA bus drivers and were assigned to the Chaboya Division Yard at 2240 South 7th Street.
Their workplace turned into a homicide crime scene after Teotico was fatally shot in the yard’s employee parking area.
Bui and Teotico were involved in “the same activities outside of VTA employment,” including gambling, the captain said. “Money owed between the two from their betting activities” was the motive behind the homicide, the captain said.