The mass killing took place near a street where Lunar New Year celebrations had taken place, a sheriff's deputy said.
The sheriff’s department described the suspect as male but did not provide a name or any other information.
“Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are responding to assist Monterey Park Police Department with a shooting death investigation,” officials said. Video footage circulating on social media showed a person being loaded into an emergency services vehicle on a stretcher, as well as police vehicles parked around a stage adorned in red lanterns and a banner that read, “Happy Year of the Rabbit!”
An official at the Monterey Park Fire Department, which is assisting in the emergency response, confirmed that there had been multiple deaths.
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