Guwahati: Tragedy struck a largely Asian locality in southern California on Saturday night, as a mass shooting left ten people dead and at least ten others wounded.
The suspect is still at large, according to law enforcement. The shooting occurred at a dance venue in Monterey Park, where crowds had gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
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Captain Andrew Meyers of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported that officers had responded to emergency calls after 10:20 PM and found people fleeing the scene. Videos posted on social media showed injured people being taken away on stretchers by emergency personnel.
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Police guarded the area, which had been cordoned off.
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People seeking shelter told a local restaurant owner that there was a man with a machine gun in the vicinity.
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Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia expressed his condolences in a tweet: “Our hearts go out to those who lost loved ones tonight in our neighboring city, Monterey Park, where a mass shooting just occurred.”
Monterey Park is home to around 61,000 people, the majority of them Asian or Asian American.