Seven victims of Monterey Park mass shooting remain hospitalized, officials say.
Police officers guard the area near the location of a shooting that took place during a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration, in Monterey Park, Calif., Jan. 22, 2023.The suspected gunman who allegedly shot 20 people, 10 fatally, at a dance studio near a Lunar New Year celebration in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park has been identified and linked to a second incident the same night, authorities said Sunday.
In the Alhambra incident, which occurred 17 minutes after the Monterey Park shooting, an Asian man entered the dance studio with a gun, and several people there wrestled the weapon away from him before he fled the scene. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna had said a white cargo van witnesses spotted at the Alhambra incident was a "van of interest" in the investigation.
A person from the crime lab takes photographs around the rear entrance of the location of a shooting that took place during a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration, in Monterey Park, Calif., Jan. 22, 2023.Investigators work at the scene of a mass shooting in Monterey Park, Calif., on Jan. 22, 2023.The standoff in Torrance came as the sheriff's department released surveillance images of the homicide suspect, saying he was wearing a beanie cap and glasses and is about 5-foot-10 and 150 pounds.
"Jill and I are praying for those killed and injured in last night's deadly mass shooting in Monterey Park. 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. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has also been briefed on the shooting, according to a statement from the Department of Justice.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. More than 65% of Monterey Park's about 60,000 residents identify as Asian American, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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