Monterey Park shooting: 10 killed at dance studio during lunar new year parties – latest updates
Five men and five women died at the scene, authorities said. The names of the victims have not yet been released.At least ten people are wounded, and their conditions range from stable to critical, authorities said.Monterey Park is a majority Asian American city about 7 miles from downtown Los Angeles. About 65% of residents are Asian American, according to census data. The shooting
happened close to Monterey Park’s popular lunar new year festival which attracts thousands of celebrants. The city has cancelled the second day of the weekend festivities in the wake of the shooting.“Everything is on the table … We don’t know if this is a hate crime by law,” the sheriff said at Sunday morning’s press conference.Across the nation:
Lunar new year celebrations are planned in cities across the US and, indeed, across the world today to mark the start of the Chinese year of the rabbit. There will be huge events in Los Angeles, New York and other places today.
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