A gunman killed 10 folks and wounded 10 others in a mass capturing at a well-liked dance studio in East L.A.
The assailant went on his bloody rampage late Saturday evening close to the place folks had been celebrating the Lunar New Year Festival in Monterey Park. Thousands of individuals had attended that occasion about an hour earlier….organizers later canceled festivities scheduled for Sunday.
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After the assault on the dance corridor, the shooter fled. Police haven’t disclosed a motive and don’t have any description of the suspect. No weapon was discovered both.
CNN interviewed a witness who mentioned folks often hang around on the ballroom on weekends, however they had been additionally marking the Chinese Lunar New Year… “So as these celebrations had been happening, these pictures rang out.”
L.A. Sheriff’s Department Captain Andrew Meyer described a chaotic scene after police responded to a “pictures fired name” round 10:20 PM.
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“When officers arrived on scene, they noticed quite a few people, patrons of the situation pouring out of the situation, screaming,” Meyer mentioned. “The officers made entry to the situation and positioned extra victims.”
Meyer mentioned the hearth division additionally responded to the scene and handled the injured earlier than transporting them to space hospitals. The victims had been listed in varied situations starting from secure to crucial.
The Sheriff’s Department is main the investigation with help from the FBI. Investigators are trying right into a probably associated incident in close by Alhambra.
