Monterey Park

The mass killing took place near a street where Lunar New Year celebrations had taken place. The motive was not immediately clear.

At least 10 others were injured, some of them critically, and the gunman was still at large, the authorities said. The shooting occurred in Monterey Park, ...

An array of Asian-owned businesses, restaurants and stalls heralded the eve of the Lunar New Year, one of the biggest festivals that marks the holiday in California. [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/SashaReneePerez/status/1617103221142749185) of the shooting in Monterey Park. Earlier on Sunday, the sheriff of Los Angeles County said officials were seeking a white cargo van in relation to the investigation. Describing a possibly connected incident, Sheriff Luna said that an Asian male walked into a dance club in neighboring Alhambra with a gun, and that people inside wrestled the weapon away from him. “Families deserve to celebrate the holidays in peace,” she said. “We believe they are both connected,” the sheriff said of the two scenes. The investigation is ongoing, he said, but “there are no outstanding suspects from the mass shooting incident that occurred in the city of Monterey Park.” “Several pieces of evidence” linking him to both locations in the investigation, along with a handgun, were discovered in the van, he said. “It’s a longtime business in the community, and a gathering place,” Mr. “No one dared to flee — we all got down to the ground, hiding wherever we could,” she said in an interview Sunday afternoon, down the street from the Star Ballroom. “They were so friendly, they would put me in front of the class, so I can be closer to the instructor.” The scene they encountered was “chaos,” he said, with dead and injured people inside the building and witnesses running out of the doors.

About 65% of Monterey Park's residents are of Asian descent, according to the US Census Bureau. The shooting happened near Monterey Park's Lunar New Year ...

Another long-time acquaintance of Tran’s also remembered him as a frequent presence at the dance studio. Instead, they were the victims of a horrific and heartless act of gun violence,” Gov. “Monterey Park should have had a night of joyful celebration of the Lunar New Year. Both [the non-profit](https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/) and CNN define a mass shooting as one in which four or more people are shot, excluding the shooter. “They came across a scene that none of them had been prepared for,” the chief added. Multiple pieces of evidence found in the van linked the shooter to both the Alhambra and Monterey Park incidents. Tran filed for divorce in late 2005, and a judge approved the divorce the following year, Los Angeles court records show. Saturday and found people “pouring out of the location, screaming,” said Capt. “There were at least 10 other victims who were transported to numerous local hospitals and are listed in various conditions from stable to critical,” Meyer said. This is a time when residents should be celebrating with family, friends and loved ones - not fearing gun violence.” Andrew Meyer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The Los Angeles Times first reported the driver of the white van had died.

Multiple people were shot late Saturday in Monterey Park, California, a city near Los Angeles hosting a Lunar New Year festival this weekend.

"Monterey Park is home to one of the largest #AAPI communities in the country. The incident in Alhambra also occurred at a dance studio, according to ABC Los Angeles station KABC. We are monitoring the situation closely." The L.A. "Even though the incident did not occur at the 2023 Lunar New Year Festival, an active investigation is currently underway and the area near and around the festival is affected. on West Garvey Avenue, near the downtown blocks where the festival was being held. More than 65% of Monterey Park's about 60,000 residents identify as Asian American, according to the U.S. [Monterey Park Lunar New Year Festival](https://www.montereypark.ca.gov/669/Lunar-New-Year-Festival) this weekend, marking the beginning of the Chinese lunar calendar. The annual two-day street festival is widely attended, with previous celebrations drawing as many as 100,000 daily visitors, according to the city. Officials said Saturday's festival events were scheduled to finish at 9 p.m. The gunman has not been identified and remains at large Sunday morning, said Capt. He directed her to make sure that the FBI is providing full support to local authorities, and to update him regularly today as more details are known," the White House press secretary tweeted.

At least 10 people were killed and a dozen more injured in a mass shooting Saturday night at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California.

“Monterey Park is home to one of the largest [#AAPI](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AAPI?src=hashtag_click) communities in the country. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/SashaReneePerez/status/1617103221142749185) Sunday. The Monterey Park mass shooting is also the nation’s deadliest since 21 people, including 19 children, were killed in A witness [told the Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-22/la-me-monterey-park-mass-shooting) that the suspect was firing indiscriminately with a long gun. [crime](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/crime/) or not. Police said the site of the shooting was a ballroom dance studio, and

Driving the news: The shooting took place at a ballroom dance studio around 10:22 p.m. Saturday night, and the suspected shooter remains at large, Capt. Andrew ...

This tremendous act of violence, on one of the most important days of the year for many Asian Americans, at a place where Asian American families come to gather and celebrate, is sending shockwaves through our community." - "I want to assure the community of Monterey Park and the broader area that we will support you in every way we can," Biden said. "After a day of celebration, we are waking up to a nightmare... this year, per the State of play: President Biden on Sunday evening ordered the U.S. Zoom in: Monterey Park was hosting a two-day Lunar New Year celebration this weekend. [statement](https://twitter.com/StopAAPIHate/status/1617221230805016577) Sunday, calling the shooting "devastating beyond words." [tweeted](https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA/status/1617181942532784129), "Families deserve to celebrate the holidays in peace — mass shootings and gun violence are a plague on our communities." - "It is horrible that such a thing could occur at a time of celebration for so many in the AAPI community and in the Asian community worldwide," she said. [released photos](https://twitter.com/LACoSheriff/status/1617241146710962178)earlier Sunday of the suspected shooter, whom they said was an Asian man they described as "armed and dangerous," as law enforcement investigated the other incident in Alhambra. [two civilians disarmed](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/23/california-shooting-montery-park-alhambra-heroes)the suspect. [mass shooting](https://www.axios.com/2017/12/15/deadliest-mass-shootings-modern-us-history) in Monterey Park, California, a [majority Asian American](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-22/la-me-monterey-park-mass-shooting) city east of Los Angeles, left 10 people dead and 10 others injured on the eve of Lunar New Year Saturday night, local authorities said.

A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others at a Monterey Park, California, ballroom dance club following a Lunar New Year celebration, setting off a ...

The gunman remains on the loose after his attack at a popular dance club in the majority-Asian city.

Instead, they were the victims of a horrific and heartless act of gun violence." "It was a beautiful, festive occasion because, [for] two and a half years of the pandemic, they had to postpone [it]. You could see the smiles and everyone just so happy…

Families rush to the Langley Senior Center in Monterey Park, seeking information about victims of the shooting that killed 10 and injured 10.

[opened fire](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-22/la-me-monterey-park-mass-shooting-lunar-new-years-eve) at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park on Saturday night. “As we’re looking for the suspect, we will not forget the victims and survivors,” Luna said during an afternoon news conference. A memorial has also been set up at Monterey Park City Hall, 320 W. Tens of thousands had gathered earlier nearby for a Lunar New Year festival. The family assistance center will be operational for the next few days. “I’ve never seen a freaking gun in Monterey Park,” Ching said.

The shooting occurred Saturday night in Monterey Park, east of Los Angeles. Saturday marked the start of the city's Lunar New Year festival.

The clips show hundreds of people gathered in and under a tent in the sunshine as people dance in brightly colored animal costumes.] ["Monterey Park’s Lunar New Year Festival is back!," Lo wrote. "As a precaution and for the safety of everyone, the City regrets to announce the cancellation of the second day of the festival" scheduled for Sunday.] [Monterey Park City Councilman Thomas Wong woke up to his radio alarm clock, typically set to news, discussing the shooting in his hometown. There was very little information beyond the news of the shooting and a shooter at large, and Wong hurried over to city hall while checking in with family and neighbors.] ] ["I want to assure the community of Monterey Park and the broader area that we will support you in every way we can,'' Biden said.] [Lunar New Year celebration was back after hiatus] [Hours before the shooting, Monterey Park Mayor Henry Lo posted a brief video clip from the opening ceremonies at the festival, which he said had returned after a three-year absence. A sign said it was closed in observance of the "Star Dance tragedy." Instead, they were the victims of a horrific and heartless act of gun violence." "The description we have is a male Asian. [Was the shooting a hate crime?] [Monterey Park is a city of 60,000 people about 10 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. "Monterey Park should have had a night of joyful celebration of the Lunar New Year. He was asked whether the case was a hate crime. "Investigators conducted a search of the vehicle and determined the male inside the van was the mass shooting suspect.’’ Patrons at Lai Lai wrestled a gun from the attacker, Luna said, adding later that the firearm was a “magazine-fed semi-automatic assault pistol.’’ Another handgun was discovered in the van, he said.

At least 10 were killed at a Los Angeles-area dance hall, with the motive for the attack still unclear.

The Los Angeles Times and the New York Times reported, citing unnamed law enforcement sources briefed on the incident, that a military-style rifle had been used in the Monterey Park shooting. After an hours-long standoff, law enforcement officers finally entered the van, and local news reporters said there appeared to be a deceased body inside the opened vehicle. Further celebrations were cancelled there on Sunday, and lunar new year celebrations elsewhere in the US continued with heightened security. The city was the first on mainland US to have a majority of residents with Asian ancestry, as migrants from Taiwan, China, Japan and Vietnam settled in the community. The shooting happened not far from a popular lunar new year celebration in downtown Monterey Park. People at the second ballroom wrestled the gun away from him, and the suspect fled.

Jill and I are thinking of those killed and injured in last night's deadly mass shooting in Monterey Park. While there is still much we don't know about.

As we await more crucial information from law enforcement, I want to assure the community of Monterey Park and the broader area that we will support you in every way we can. Jill and I are thinking of those killed and injured in last night’s deadly mass shooting in Monterey Park. Monterey Park is home to one of the largest AA and NHPI communities in America, many of whom were celebrating the Lunar New Year along with loved ones and friends this weekend.

Ten people are dead and at least another 10 were injured in a shooting in Monterey Park. The suspect is still on the run.

Saturday was the first day of a two-day festival celebrating the Lunar New Year in Monterey Park. "Monterey Park holds significance as having one of the largest percentages of AAPI residents in the United States. The Lai Lai Ballroom in Alhambra also announced it would be closed Sunday. A mass shooting has occurred in our neighboring City of Monterey Park. Alhambra Mayor Sasha Renee Perez said: "I am in a state of shock, heartbreak and devastation. "I can confirm that there are no outstanding suspects from the mass shooting incident that occurred in the city of Monterey Park," Luna said. I am closely following the situation." We stand ready to lend our support during this difficult time as we wait for more confirmed details of an alleged mass shooting incident." When officers arrived at the scene, they found multiple victims and other people in the parking lot. Officials said 20 to 30 minutes later, Tran entered the Lai Lai Ballroom in nearby Alhambra with a gun. The weapon, which Luna described "as a magazine-fed semi-automatic assault pistol," was recovered from the Alhambra scene. @POTUS and I will continue to provide full support to local authorities as we learn more," she said.

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — Located on a busy commercial street among grocery stores and Chinese restaurants, the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park is ...

In Monterey Park, the area of Garvey Street outside Star Dance remained blocked off by law enforcement on Sunday morning. Calderon said the dance venue would have been especially full on Saturday, the eve of Lunar New Year. In all, five women and five men died in the shooting, and at least 10 more were injured, some critically.

Authorities on Sunday identified the man believed to be responsible for shooting and killing 10 people and wounding 10 others in Monterey Park, ...

Motive for attack remains unclear as police identify gunman who killed at least 10 people at LA-area dance studio.

The coroner’s office was “still in the process of identifying” the victims who were killed, Luna said, but many of them appeared to be in their 50s and 60s. There were more than 11,400 reported hate incidents targeting Asian Americans across the US between March 2020, when the US first implemented Covid lockdowns, and March 2022, according to a report by Stop AAPI Hate. The weapon recovered from Alhambra location was described as magazine-fed semiautomatic assault pistol with a high-capacity magazine attached, a weapon that may be illegal in California, Luna said. Authorities said that after opening fire at one dance studio, the shooter appeared to have targeted a second dance venue in nearby Alhambra, California, another majority-Asian American town, where he fled after two people were able to take his gun away from him. “What was the motive for this shooting?” Chu asked. “This could have been much worse,” Luna said.

Police officers stand guard near the scene of a deadly shooting on Sunday in Monterey Park, Calif. 10 people were killed and 10 more were injured at a dance ...

I'm monitoring this situation closely as it develops, and urge the community to follow guidance from local officials and law enforcement in the hours ahead," Biden said in a statement on Sunday. The holiday historically starts on the first full moon of the lunar year, but its start date and origins may vary across cultures. The wounded victims were rushed to local hospitals, in conditions ranging from stable to critical. The victims are in their 50s and above. A motive for the shooting is not known. The first day of the two-day festival had just ended. We need real gun reform at a national level. The event, which officials said drew more than 100,000 attendees, was canceled after the shooting. local time on Saturday, a gunman opened fire inside of Star Dance Studio, Chinese-owned ballroom dance studio on West Garvey Avenue, less than a block from where a Lunar New Year festival was held. Officials have not yet identified the victims. Authorities retreated and returned at about 12:52 p.m. A mass shooting over the weekend at a dance studio in Monterey Park, a city east of Los Angeles, killed 10 people and left 10 others injured.

California police have identified the gunman suspected of killing 10 people in a ballroom dance studio near Los Angeles as Huu Can Tran, 72, who was later ...

With a community in mourning, the Monterey Park celebrations of Lunar New Year were cancelled. Brandon Tsay, a 26-year-old coder and the operator of the family-run dance hall, told the New York Times it was he alone who disarmed the gunman. It became the first mainland US city to have a majority of residents with Asian ancestry. Sheriff Luna said they heard a single shot from inside the van as they approached, and then found the suspect slumped over the steering wheel. Some residents reportedly mistook the gunshots for fireworks. "There were injured people inside and dead people inside.

Known as the first suburban Chinatown, the city would spearhead massive demographic changes across Southern California.

By then, many middle and upper middle-class ethnic Chinese had skipped Monterey Park and moved farther east in the San Gabriel Valley to fill homes and mansions in communities such as Arcadia and Walnut. Schools in the area also grappled with massive changes to their student bodies as Chinese families demanded greater emphasis on academics, leading to the Monterey Park’s development mirrored the changes taking place thousands of miles away in Asia. The tension would last decades, and bids to impose In 1983, the city made history by naming its first Chinese American female mayor, Lily Lee Chen. Chen opposed xenophobia and led a fight against an English language-only movement in the city, which was driven by residents who were upset about the cultural changes sweeping their community.

Authorities were hunting for a motive on Monday after the deadly shooting at a dance hall in Monterey Park that left 10 people dead, and at least 10 ...

A handgun was also found in the van, he added. As authorities, including SWAT officers, moved in on the van, they found the suspect had died. “Hopefully, we’ll hear something soon.” “We don’t know if this is specifically a hate crime defined by law, but who walks into a dance hall and guns down 20 people?” Luna said earlier Sunday “The description we have now is of a male Asian. Sources familiar with the investigation said a person in a white van subjected to a traffic stop in the coastal city of Torrance, about 30 miles from the crime scene, had fit the description of a person seen at crime scenes in both Monterey Park and adjacent Alhambra, where a gunman had entered another dance hall with a firearm shortly after the shooting in Monterey Park. [ hunting for a motive](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-mass-shooting-monterey-park-california-manhunt-gunman-lun-rcna66887) Monday after the [ deadly shooting at a dance hall in Southern California](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mass-shooting-monterey-park-california-rcna66877) that left 10 people dead, at least 10 others injured and residents of Monterey Park shaken.

The Star Ballroom Dance Studio, founded 30 years ago, is a fixture in the city where many seniors went to take classes and dance together on weekends.

Ma” the heart of the studio. He had to stop to compose himself when speaking about a student he had taught for several years, a man believed to be one of the 10 people slain. “It was heartbreaking,” Michalski said. “So many dancers, teachers and organizers were connected with Ma and I personally will miss him dearly.” Some are in their 90s, he said, “and still dancing.” Saturday, the Monterey Park Police Department responded to a “shots fired” call at the studio, officials said. He said the same people go to both dance halls. David DuVal, who has taught at the studio for 10 years, said one of his students was there during the shooting and hid under a table. He said the victims, five men and five women, were probably “in their 50s, 60s and some maybe even beyond there.” A message in the dance studio’s WeChat group advertised a “Chinese New Year Countdown Dance Party,” with games and a photo booth. Authorities believe that, after opening fire at the Monterey Park studio, the gunman went to Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio in Alhambra, about two miles north. “The studio owner always smiled and welcomed everyone.

The 72-year-old man suspected of killing 10 people and wounding 10 others in a shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, Saturday had ...

A short time later, police in Torrance stopped the van. Another longtime acquaintance of Tran’s also remembered him as a frequent presence at the dance studio. The suspect may have sought medical treatment shortly before the traffic stop in Torrance, law enforcement sources told CNN they believe. Tran filed for divorce in late 2005, and a judge approved the divorce the following year, Los Angeles court records show. The semi-automatic weapon was traced to the suspect, which gave authorities his name and description, the official said. Business records also show Tran registered a business called Tran’s Trucking Inc. On Sunday morning, officers in Torrance spotted a white van that matched the description. The hospital notified authorities when staff saw the similarity to the wanted person. While Tran was never violent to her, she said he could be quick to anger. The two married soon after, she said. About 17 to 20 minutes later, an armed man showed up at a second dance studio in nearby Alhambra where authorities say people “Officers retreated and requested several tactical teams to respond.” Then – as three

A mass shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, a city east of Los Angeles, killed 10 people and left 10 others injured over the weekend.

That's why I felt it was so important to say to the people in the press conference that you are safe. We feel so relieved that this shooter no longer poses a threat. The southern California Asian community is still reeling from the aftermath of the shooting, and police are still trying to determine the shooter's motive.

Brandon Tsay, 26, is being credited with preventing further violence by subduing the gunman before he could kill more people.

Mr. “We have such a tight-knit community of dancers,” he said. The assailant, dressed in black, looked like he could easily be one of their regulars, he said. He particularly felt heartbroken for the community of Monterey Park and surrounding areas where his family and their ballroom had become established as a beloved haven over three decades, he said. Tsay, who stayed up all night assisting police with their investigation, said he felt traumatized and hadn’t quite been able to process what he had been through. Tsay and his family, who reviewed the security camera footage from the lobby of the ballroom, said it was he alone who fought the gunman over control of the weapon and wrested it from him. Tsay said he seized the moment and pried the pistol away from the man. “This could have been much worse,” he said. “From his body language, his facial expression, his eyes, he was looking for people.” “How it was built and customized, I knew it wasn’t for robbing money,” Mr. “He was looking at me and looking around, not hiding that he was trying to do harm. — Saturday night was winding down at the Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio, with less than a half-hour to go until closing.

Authorities are searching for a motive for the gunman who killed 10 people at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations.

Cantonese and Mandarin are both widely spoken, Chinese holidays are celebrated and Chinese films are screened regularly in the city. shows that 2022 was one of the nation’s worst years with 42 such attacks — the second-highest number since the creation of the tracker in 2006. The studio is a few blocks from city hall on Monterey Park’s main thoroughfare of Garvey Avenue, which is dotted with strip malls of small businesses whose signs are in both English and Chinese. We’re right in the middle of the city, but it’s really safe.” The shooting happened in the heart of its downtown where red lanterns decorated the streets for the Lunar New Year festivities. Members of a SWAT team looked through the van’s contents before walking away. Stills from security footage shown on “Good Morning America” showed only the two men struggling for the gun. A man whose family runs the venue confronted the assailant in the lobby and wrested the gun from him, The New York Times [reported](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/us/monterey-park-hero.html). I realized I needed to get the weapon away from him, I needed to take this weapon, disarm him or else everybody would have died,” Tsay said. The suspect, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sunday in the van that authorities say he used to flee after being prevented from attacking another dance hall. There, they found carnage inside and people trying to flee through all the doors. Public records show Tran once had addresses in the city and neighboring ones.

No one knows why a 72-year-old man unleashed a hailstorm of bullets on revelers celebrating Lunar New Year -- killing 10 people and shattering the majority ...

“I know lots of people, and if they go to Star studio, they frequent there,” the friend said. He said Tran was “hostile to a lot of people there.” Another longtime acquaintance of Tran also remembered him as a regular patron of the dance studio. When police arrived at the Monterey Park dance studio, “they came across a scene that none of them had been prepared for,” city police chief Scott Wiese said. Tran worked as a truck driver at times, his ex-wife said. “The suspect went to the Alhambra location after he conducted the shooting (in Monterey Park), and he was disarmed by two community members who I consider to be heroes,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. “His eyes were menacing.” Nine of the 10 victims were in their 60s or 70s, and all – five men and five women – were over 50. Then, the same gunman entered the business his family had owned for three generations. • The weapon was a Cobray M11 9 mm semi-automatic weapon, a law enforcement official told CNN. • Two people at the Alhambra dance hall wrestled the weapon away from the gunman, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. • Among those slain were two women – My Nhan, 65, and Lilan Li, 63 – the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said Monday.

A hero emerged, victims names were released, and the predominantly Asian American city of Monterey Park was in mourning Monday. Live updates.

Two SWAT vehicles were driven to the site and pinned the van in from the front and back. “We do understand that he may have had a history of visiting this dance hall and perhaps the motivation has to do with some personal relationships," Monterey Park Mayor Henry Lo said. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/us/monterey-park-hero.html) that surveillance video shows a fierce struggle for the gun, and that no one else was involved in the struggle. Tsay said he then pointed the gun at the suspect and shouted: "Get the hell out of here! [Asian Americans from nearby cities grapple with shooting's aftermath] [Darren Yan, a 21-year-old resident of nearby Alhambra, paid his respects Monday at a makeshift memorial at the Monterey Park Civic Center, less than a mile from where the shooting took place.] [“As more of the story came up, the more I got so depressed,'' said Yan, incredulous about the violence perpetrated in a city so close to where he grew up. “Our sheriff’s SWAT team approached and cleared the van," then determined the occupant had shot himself, Luna said. [Who is Brandon Tsay?] [Brandon Tsay, a computer coder and the third-generation operator of the family-run Lai Lai dance hall, was in an office off the lobby when he heard the front door click. Two people at Lai Lai wrestled the firearm from Tran and he fled, according to Luna. A department's news release said another of the wounded patients was in serious condition and the other two were recovering. Another handgun was discovered in the van, he said. “We send our thoughts and prayers to the victims. “That’s kind of the enigma of this.''

Authorities say they are searching for a motive for the deadly mass shooting that took place over the weekend in a city east of Los Angeles at the beginning ...

I'm monitoring this situation closely as it develops, and urge the community to follow guidance from local officials and law enforcement in the hours ahead," Biden said in a statement on Sunday. The holiday historically starts on the first full moon of the lunar year, but its start date and origins may vary across cultures. The wounded victims were rushed to local hospitals, in conditions ranging from stable to critical. The victims are in their 50s and above. A motive for the shooting is not known. The first day of the two-day festival had just ended. We need real gun reform at a national level. The event, which officials said drew more than 100,000 attendees, was canceled after the shooting. local time on Saturday, a gunman opened fire inside of Star Dance Studio, Chinese-owned ballroom dance studio on West Garvey Avenue, less than a block from where a Lunar New Year festival was held. Officials have not yet identified the victims. Authorities retreated and returned at about 12:52 p.m. A mass shooting over the weekend at a dance studio in Monterey Park, a city east of Los Angeles, killed 10 people and left 10 others injured.

The 10 people killed in the Monterey Park dance hall shooting were all in their 50s, 60s or 70s.

"We never thought this would happen, in a million years." By mid-morning, several bouquets, candles, and other tributes had accumulated in front of a gate. Jovita and Alfonso Matematico simply left whispered prayers for the victims. "So many dancers, teachers and organizers were connected with Ma and I personally will miss him dearly." The other victims include three women and four men. "It's what she loved to do.

California officials name two of those killed, while friends and colleagues say much-loved 'Mr Ma' was among dead.

There were [three other mass shootings](https://twitter.com/GunDeaths/status/1617336429864194050) that injured at least four people during a single twelve-hour period this past weekend, according to the Gun Violence Archive: two in Louisiana, and one in Mississippi. The shooting took place during what should have been a “joyous” event celebrating lunar new year, according to Elizabeth Yang, a Monterey Park lawyer who took classes there. The department said that three additional victims from the shooting were still being treated at the LAC+USC Medical Center. over the last nearly 20 years, According to Liou said Nhan was the first of the victims shot and killed. The other two are recovering,” the department said. The statement continued: “She spent so many years going to the studio in Monterey Park on weekends. “But he was distrustful of the people at the studio, angry and distrustful. Several people who knew the shooter, including his ex-wife, told media outlets that he had a “hot temper”, and was sensitive about how he was perceived. His ex-wife told CNN that he had emigrated to the US from China. Tran’s ex-wife said she had met him while dancing at the Star Ballroom two decades ago, and that he had offered her dance lessons, CNN reported. [ intentionally targeted some victims](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/23/us/shooting-monterey-park-california/0f4ada0e-a6c0-5353-a8dc-1cf2b6c4f60b?smid=url-share), while others were killed at random, a law enforcement official told the New York Times.

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — On Monday, the police tape had been taken down and the parking lot outside the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park had ...

Mr. Sheriff Luna on Monday said Mr. He said Mr. When Mr. Adele Andrade-Stadler, the mayor of Alhambra, said she was told by patrons of the dance studios that they knew of Mr. After struggling with the gunman, Mr. “He was looking at me and looking around, not hiding that he was trying to do harm,” Mr. Hood said that Mr. About 20 minutes after leaving the Star Ballroom, Mr. “When he came back, many times he would complain about this instructor or that instructor, or this boss or that boss,” Mr. The sheriff also said that Mr. Detectives are focusing on the theory that Mr.

As early evening settled in on Sunday, members of the Monterey Park, Calif., community came and went near the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, mourning and ...

"It's so dear to my heart that community," she said. Throughout Monterey Park, the signs of businesses and community centers are written in Chinese characters. "My heart went to the victims. and then that investment really kind of started to attract immigrants from Asia," Zhao said. She doesn't live in the community, but said she, like many others of Asian descent, visits frequently. "This is not a violent place." "So it does not only affect this community but a much larger dance community as well." So this is a very safe neighborhood." Jona said he was supposed to be teaching at Star Ballroom on Saturday night, but last minute scheduling changes led to his class being canceled. "I would've still been outside enjoying the festivities, eating the good food, watching ... They're just here to make an honest living. When he first heard the news, he said he was "jaws to the floor" shocked.

The shooting at a Monterey Park, California, dance studio Saturday night set off a 12-hour manhunt for the gunman who carried out the attack that left 11 ...

A handgun was also found in the van. Several pieces of evidence are found in the van linking the suspect to Monterey Park and Alhambra. This sparks a manhunt across the region. “We struggled into the lobby, trying to get this gun away from each other.” There were people trying to flee out all the doors,” Wiese said. Police respond within three minutes of the first call for help. The suspect is pronounced dead at the scene. A SWAT team clears the area and finds the suspect had shot himself inside the white van, according to Luna. PT: The suspect is dead PT Sunday: Police release a description of the suspect “There were wounded people. The shooting at a

Officials are still releasing the names of the 11 people killed at a Los Angeles dance club.

On Monday, they stood outside the studio to pay their respects to the victims of the shooting. ballroom dance champion who coached dancers twice a month at Star Ballroom Dance Studio, recalled him as a beloved figure in the area’s passionate community of dancers. Phung danced in the revues, some of which were themed for holidays, while Mr. Ma would join in and take pictures, proud of the diversity of the studio’s instructors. At one point, there was a competition between the owners of Star Ballroom and another nearby dance hall, Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio, over party attendance and instructors, said Mr. Peter Phung, 58, and Tiffany Phung, 55, a married couple live close to the Star Dance Studio and have known Mr. Ma would hug me and say, ‘Champion in the house!’” Investigators are still sifting through the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting since last May, when 19 children and two teachers were killed in Uvalde, Texas. Only one of the male victims was identified, Valentino Alvero, 68. Instructors preparing for competition would use the willing audience for a dress rehearsal. On Monday, with her 62-year-old father recovering from gunshot wounds and the whereabouts of her 63-year-old mother uncertain, Juno Blees, the Lius’ daughter, finally got the news she had been dreading. LOS ANGELES — In the more than two decades since they left China and landed in the vast Southern California suburbs, Jeff and Nancy Liu did almost everything together.

As early evening settled in on Sunday, members of the Monterey Park, Calif., community came and went near the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, mourning and ...

"It's so dear to my heart that community," she said. "My heart went to the victims. and then that investment really kind of started to attract immigrants from Asia," Zhao said. Throughout Monterey Park, the signs of businesses and community centers are written in Chinese characters. "This is not a violent place." She doesn't live in the community, but said she, like many others of Asian descent, visits frequently. "So it does not only affect this community but a much larger dance community as well." So this is a very safe neighborhood." Jona said he was supposed to be teaching at Star Ballroom on Saturday night, but last minute scheduling changes led to his class being canceled. "I would've still been outside enjoying the festivities, eating the good food, watching ... They're just here to make an honest living. When he first heard the news, he said he was "jaws to the floor" shocked.

Mymy Nhan was a regular at the Star Ballroom for more than a decade, choosing the Los Angeles-area dance hall popular with older Asian Americans as the ...

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Officials in Los Angeles County are still trying to figure out what drove a 72-year-old man to enter a packed ballroom dance studio on ...

In other parts of the show, we've been talking about the impact on people there. SHAPIRO: The tragedy is being felt very widely, but particularly among the Asian American community of Monterey Park. And they said that she had been going to the Star Ballroom for many years. Both men have been expressing condolences and also talking today about the importance of addressing gun violence. FLORIDO: Right, he was among a number of county- and state-level officials here today; among them, Governor Gavin Newsom. Officials say this is now the deadliest mass shooting on recording in Los Angeles County.