The man responsible for the mass shooting in California reportedly shot himself as officers closed in, reported PTI citing AP. At least 10 people died on Saturday in a mass shooting during the Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration in Los Angeles.
Sheriff: Man who killed 10 at Los Angeles-area dance club fatally shot himself in van as officers closed in, reports AP
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Earlier, the authorities found the van and cornered it suspecting it to be linked with the shooting.
Ten individuals were murdered in a mass shooting late Saturday night in a community east of Los Angeles during a Lunar New Year party attended by hundreds of people, according to officials, news agency AFP reported.
According to authorities, the shooter opened fire at a dance establishment in Monterey Park when the local community was celebrating Lunar New Year. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Captain Andrew Meyers said deputies responded to emergency calls at 10:20 PM Saturday and saw individuals spilling out of the building.
Footage shared on social media showed rescue personnel transporting injured persons on stretchers to ambulances. The footage showed police guarding cordoned-off streets near the location of the shooting, which was alleged to have occurred at a dance club.
Tens of thousands of people had congregated earlier in the day for the two-day Lunar New Year event, which is one of Southern California’s largest. According to the Los Angeles Times, Seung Won Choi, owner of a seafood BBQ restaurant near the incident, claimed three customers raced into his restaurant and urged him to shut the door.
Gun violence is a big problem in the United States, and episodes of gun violence occur on a regular basis. According to the Gun Violence Archive, over 43,000 incidences of gun violence occurred in the United States in 2020, resulting in over 110,000 deaths. This contains killings, mass shootings, and suicides.