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A law enforcement officer near the scene of a fatal shooting on January 22, 2023 in Monterey Park, California. 10 people were killed and 10 others injured at a dance studio in Monterey Park during the Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday night. | Font: 2023Getty Images | Photographer: ERIC THAYER

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Shooting in Monterey Parksouth of Californiaduring the celebration Lunar New Year 10 people have died and the suspect died “from a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” police said Sunday.

Robert Lunacounty sheriff Angelswhere the city known as “New Chinatown” is located, indicated that the wanted van had been tracked down and that as the agents approached, they heard a gunshot inside the vehicle.

The suspect received a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on the spot,” he said. Police identified him as Huu Kang Tran72 years old.

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Law enforcement surrounds a white van in a parking lot being investigated for a possible link to an earlier Monterey Park mass shooting January 22, 2023 in Torrance, CA | Font: AFP | Photographer: ERIC THAYER

“I can confirm that there are no suspects,” he added. Moonwho said the cause of the attack, which also injured 10 people, some seriously, is still unknown.

“The investigation is still ongoing. Homicide detectives … are working around the clock to gather additional information and determine the motives for this extremely tragic incident,” he said.

The manhunt began 12 hours earlier after a man, described by police as Asian, opened fire at a nightclub in Monterey Park, California. 60,000 inhabitants predominantly of Asian origin.

Late in the morning, police surrounded a white van in Torrance, south of Los Angeles and just over 40 km from Monterey Park.

Aerial photographs show that the van was cornered by armored vehicles, and nearby, in a wide police cordon, there were a large number of patrol cars.

The siege ended with heavily armed uniformed men boarding the van after smashing the passenger side window with their raised weapons.

Photos taken by AFP from the scene show the lifeless body of a man in the driver’s seat.

– Shooting –

Police responded to emergency calls shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday (0600 GMT Sunday) and found people leaving the facility.

“Unfortunately, paramedics pronounced 10 victims dead at the scene,” Luna said.

The dead are five women and five men, officials said, without giving names or ages.

According to eyewitnesses, the suspect fired indiscriminately.

Wong Wei, who lives in Monterey Park, told the Los Angeles Times that her friend went to the club and was in the bathroom when the shooting started.

As the owner of a nearby fish restaurant told the newspaper, three people ran into his restaurant and asked to lock the door, as there was a man with a semi-automatic weapon and several rounds of ammunition.

The suspected shooter then went to another dance venue nearby, but was molested and disarmed before fleeing.

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US Survives Another Night of Terror, This Time in Monterey Park, Los Angeles County | Font: AFP

Luna paid tribute to two people at the site of the second incident. “I can tell you that the suspect went there, probably with the intention of killing more people, and two brave members of the community decided they were going to fight and disarm him.”

“They took possession of the weapon and the suspect fled,” he added.

The weapon used was a “magazine-fed semi-automatic assault pistol … with an enlarged high-capacity magazine,” he said. Moon.

(According to AFP)


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