To the UNITED STATES, the hunt for the mass shooting in California during the Lunar New Year is over. The suspected shooter is dead after apparently committing suicide, Los Angeles police said Sunday. President Joe Biden for his part ordered in the process the lowering of the flags adorning public buildings until January 26, in tribute to the victims.
“The suspect was shot and pronounced dead at the scene,” said Sheriff Robert Luna, who described a chase that ended with a gunshot from the white pickup truck. man identified as Huu Can Tran, 72 years old. “I can confirm that there are no other suspects for this shooting “Said Robert Luna, adding that the reason for the attack in Monterey Park, which killed 10 people, was not yet known.
Injured in critical condition
Law enforcement responded to the first emergency calls at 10:20 p.m. Saturday and then discovered victims and customers in the parking lot of a dance hall, Sheriff Luna explained during a press conference Sunday morning in this city, with an Asian majority, of 60,000 inhabitants in the suburbs of Los Angeles.
The 10 people who died are five women and five men, but have not yet been identified. “At least 10 additional victims were transported to the hospital”, according to Robert Luna, specifying that “their condition varies from stable to critical”. CCTV footage released by police to identify the suspect showed an Asian man wearing a beanie and wearing glasses.
The investigation is currently still ongoing. The objective is in particular to verify information on a possible link with an attempted shooting the same evening in another dance hall in the neighboring town of Alhambra. “A suspect of Asian origin entered the dance hall with a weapon that was snatched from his hands before he fled,” said Sheriff Robert Luna. The weapon found “is not an assault rifle”, he further clarified.