For example, she said, if she missed a step dancing, he would become upset because he felt it made him look bad. While Tran was never violent to her, she said he could be quick to anger. Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg/Getty Imagesīiden offers condolences to victims of California mass shooting, acknowledges impact on AAPI community President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on April 21, 2022. “Officers retreated and requested several tactical teams to respond.” Then – as armored vehicles blocked the van – a SWAT team approached and found Tran dead inside, Luna said. “When officers exited their patrol vehicle to contact the occupant, they heard one gunshot coming from within the van,” Luna said. On Sunday morning, officers in Torrance spotted a white van that matched the description. The mass shooting prompted a manhunt across the region, with a description of a white van seen leaving the Alhambra incident broadcast to area law enforcement agencies. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Allen J. The investigation into a mass shooting in Monterey Park is focused on the gunmans prior interactions at two dance studios he targeted and whether jealousy over a relationship was the motive, law enforcement sources said.(Allen J. Monterey Park, CA - January 23: Mourners take part in a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting at the Star Dance Studio on Monday, Jan. The semi-automatic weapon was traced to the suspect, which gave authorities his name and description, the official said. Luna added that one victim was shot outside the dance studio in a vehicle, probably before Tran went inside.Ībout 17 to 20 minutes after the shooting, an armed man showed up at a second dance studio in nearby Alhambra where authorities say people wrestled a gun away from him – a firearm authorities ultimately used to ID the suspect, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case. as the city’s large Asian American community was celebrating Lunar New Year weekend.Īuthorities said 42 shell casings and a large capacity magazine were found at the scene, Luna said at a Monday news conference.
The shooting at Star Ballroom Dance Studio happened around 10:22 p.m. The suspect, identified as Huu Can Tran, was pronounced dead following a self-inflicted gunshot wound Sunday as police swarmed a white van in Torrance, about 30 miles from Monterey Park, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. The 72-year-old man suspected of killing 11 people and wounding nine others in a shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, Saturday had previously frequented the establishment, sources told CNN.
0 kommentar(er)
