Ten people were killed and at least 10 others were injured in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California on Saturday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department.
Meyer said no description of the suspect shooter was available and no details regarding the weapon used, beyond that it was a firearm.Law enforcement said it is aware of another incident in the neighboring town of Alhambra. "We have investigators on scene trying to determine if there’s a connection between these two incidents," Meyer said. No one was injured in Alhambra.
"We will look at every angle, as far as whether it's a hate crime or not, it's too early in the investigation to know whether this incident was a hate crime or not," he added. Monterey Park was hosting a two-day Lunar New Year celebration this weekend. The city's annual Lunar New Year celebration is one of the largest in Southern California, perThe festivities that had been planned for Sunday have been canceled “out of an abundance of caution and in reverence for the victims,” Monterey Park Police Chief Scott Wiese told reporters.
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