UPDATE: Sunday, Jan 22, 2023 · 5:10:49 PM +00:00 · Hunter
In a press conference, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna told reporters the gunman is still at large, and is an Asian male between 30-50 years old. 5 men and 5 women are dead. Luna also confirmed that the incident at a second club, in Alhambra, occurred when a man entered that establishment carrying a gun. A crowd "wrestled the firearm away from him" before the man fired any shots, and the suspect ran. Law enforcement is looking for a "white cargo van" that may or may not be involved at the second location. Luna gave no information on the type, caliber, or number of guns thought to be used.
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At least 10 people were killed in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, late Saturday night. At least 10 more were taken to hospitals “and are listed in various conditions from stable to critical,” Capt. Andrew Meyer, a sheriff’s department spokesman, said at an early Sunday news conference. The gunman is still at large.
The shooting came not long after the end of a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park, a town east of Los Angeles where the population is 65% Asian. It took place at a local business described as a “ballroom dance location.”
“When officers arrived on scene, they observed numerous individuals, patrons ... pouring out of the location, screaming. The officers made entry to the location and located additional victims,” Meyer said.
The Los Angeles Times reports that there was an incident, details unknown, in nearby Alhambra, with Meyer saying “we have investigators on scene trying to determine if there’s a connection between these two incidents.”
The police have said only that the shooter had a firearm, but the Los Angeles Times reports that, according to witnesses, it was a semiautomatic long gun and the shooter was able to reload. The only description released of the shooter is that he’s male. The motive is unknown, but investigators are considering the possibility that it was a hate crime.
Monterey Park has canceled its second day of Lunar New Year celebrations.