'Police are coming': Dispatchers can be heard trying to reassure 911 callers in the chaotic moments after the Monterey Park shooting.
, ages 57 to 76, were killed and nine were injured. The shooter who opened fire in the parking lot entered the ballroom, spraying the room with gunfire, according to authorities.
The calls with police and fire department dispatchers were released Thursday by the Monterey Park City Clerk. They offer more details about the timeline of events that night and the desperation and terror faced by callers.to the first calls found victims in the parking lot and inside the ballroom. In another 911 call, the caller told the dispatcher that the shooter appeared to be reloading his weapon. Another call was received from the nearby Clam House restaurant, where people who had just entered reported a man with a gun.Dispatcher:"Where did this person go?"Caller:"Somebody's using a gun, shooting people inside the studio. We just came out.
Authorities continue to explore possible motives for the shooting. The gunman had no known personal connection to anyone at the dance hall and had not visited the studio during the last five years.
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