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Lars Kepler Lane

Case from San-jose, CA dated May 26, 2021

Victim Details

Lars Kepler Lane

Male

White / Caucasian

San-jose

CA

2021-05-26

63

Lars

Kepler Lane

07/31/2026

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Lars Kepler Lane, a 63-year-old resident of San Jose, California, tragically lost his life on May 26, 2021. Lane, affectionately known as "Kep" to his friends and family, was a dedicated employee of the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), where he worked as an overhead lineman since 1999. His death occurred during a mass shooting at the VTA rail yard in downtown San Jose, marking one of the deadliest mass shootings in the Bay Area's history. The incident unfolded when a disgruntled co-worker ...
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  • The Mercury News: San Jose shooting: VTA gunman was ‘highly disgruntled,’ had 32 illegal high-capacity magazines
  • KTVU FOX 2: Remembering the San Jose VTA shooting victims
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    I was reading about the VTA shooting and stumbled across something that really struck me. Lars "Kep"... ...Read More
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