Update – California cops hunt ‘Asian man’ over Chinese Lunar New Year dance studio massacre but ‘unclear’ if linked to second shooting two miles away: Ten dead – five men and five woman – and ten hospitalized
Law enforcement in California say the suspect in the Chinese New Year dance club massacre has been described as an ‘Asian man,’ and that it remains unclear if the suspect is linked to another shooting two miles down the road.
The update arrived as a desperate manhunt remains underway by law enforcement in the Los Angeles area after a gunman left 10 dead and another 10 hospitalized at a Monterey Park dance hall on Saturday night.
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club following a Lunar New Year celebration, setting off a manhunt for the suspect in the fifth mass killing in the U.S. this month.
Capt. Andrew Meyer of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said Sunday that the wounded were taken to hospitals and their conditions range from stable to critical. He said the 10 people died at the scene in the city of Monterey Park.
Meyer said people were “pouring out of the location screaming” when officers arrived at around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. He said officers then went into the ballroom and found victims as firefighters treated the wounded.
More… Ten people are shot dead and ten hospitalized after ‘man with assault-style rifle’ opens fire inside ballroom dance studio with revelers celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year in California: Suspect is still at large
At least ten people have been killed and another ten rushed to hospital after a mass shooting at a dance club in Los Angeles.
A man with an assault-style rifle reportedly opened fire at the ballroom during a Chinese Lunar New Year event in Monterey Park.
The gunman, who has not been named, is still believed to be at large following the deadly attack just after 10pm on Saturday.
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