UPDATE: Nine individuals had been killed in a capturing late Saturday following a big Lunar New Year celebration within the east Los Angeles group of Monterey Park, police have confirmed.
Sgt. Bob Boese of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department instructed the Associated Press that the capturing occurred at a enterprise on Garvey Avenue in Monterey Park, and the suspect is a male. Officials haven’t confirmed how many individuals have been injured.
According to a number of media reviews, the capturing occurred in Monterey Park simply after 10 pm following a big Lunar New Year celebration competition, with one witness telling the LA Times that they believed the capturing occurred at a neighborhood dance membership.
LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia, an official within the native Los Angeles authorities, posted a tweet sharing condolences after the information broke.
“Our hearts go out to those who lost loved ones tonight in our neighboring city, Monterey Park, where a mass shooting just occurred,” he tweeted. “Monterey Park is home to one of the largest Asian communities in Los Angeles County, and many were out celebrating the Lunar New Year.”
Many particulars in regards to the capturing stay unclear. A witness named Seung Won Choi, who owns a restaurant within the neighborhood of the capturing, instructed the LA Times that three individuals “rushed” into his restaurant and instructed him to lock his door.
The newspaper continues to report that the individuals instructed Choi that there was a shooter with a machine gun and a number of rounds of ammunition within the space.
Earlier within the day, 1000’s of individuals had gathered in Monterey Park for the Lunar New Year competition. Saturday was the beginning of the two-day competition, and it is likely one of the largest Lunar New Year occasions in Southern California, AP reported.
The Monterey Park authorities web site says that previous Lunar New Year occasions in Monterey Park have “drawn crowds estimated at over 100,000 visitors per day from all over the Southern California area.”
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