Monterey Park shooting: gunman found dead in van after killing 11 during Lunar New Year celebrations

By Matthew Mohan-Hickson
22nd Jan 2023, 10:27am
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The shooting happened in Monterey Park after Lunar New Year events had taken place

The death toll in a California mass shooting has risen to 11, authorities have confirmed. The suspect in the mass shooting at a dance hall during Lunar New Year celebrations fatally shot himself in his van as officers closed in.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said on Sunday (22 January) the man was found dead in the vehicle he used to flee the scene of an attempted second shooting.

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The suspected gunman was identified as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran. Sheriff Luna said no other suspects are still at large and added that the motive remained unclear for the attack.

He did not have the exact ages of the victims but said they all appeared to be over 50. Seven of the wounded people remained in the hospital, Sheriff Luna added.

US Congresswoman Judy Chu, a California Democrat, said: “I still have questions in my mind, which is: What was the motive for this shooter? Did he have a mental illness? Was he a domestic violence abuser? How did he gets these gun and was it through legal means or not?”

Earlier on Sunday police