San Jose shooting victims remembered at vigil

(28 May 2021) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4328132 About 1,000 people attended a vigil on Thursday night outside of San Jose, California city hall, in memory of the nine people who were shot and killed in a California rail yard on Wednesday morning. The victims were Alex Ward Fritch, 49; Paul Delacruz Megia, 42; Taptejdeep Singh, 36; Adrian Balleza, 29; Jose Dejesus Hernandez, 35; Timothy Michael Romo, 49; Michael Joseph Rudometkin, 40; Abdolvahab Alaghmandan, 63; and Lars Kepler Lane, 63. Family and friends remembered Taptejdeep Singh as a hero. His younger brother Karman Singh waiting to hear from Taptejdeep Singh after he learned of the shooting. "And that's when his colleagues told me that your brother's a fighter and when he heard the shots, when he saw that everybody's life in danger, his first reaction was to tell other people, hey, run to safety. Figure out what he can to do to make sure his colleagues were safe. And that's who he was. That's how he lived his whole life, is helping others." Timothy Romo was remembered by his children as smart, funny and someone who could fix anything, from a personal problem to a busted truck. "He was my hero, my idol, everything I've ever wanted to be as a man and he led by example," said his son, Scott. His wife, Annette, told the evening crowd: "I only have a few words to say: Never leave home without giving your loved one a kiss goodbye. Because that was the last I got." Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...