At least 9 folks had been reportedly killed in a mass taking pictures late Saturday in a metropolis east of Los Angeles following a Lunar New Year celebration that attracted hundreds, police stated.
Sgt. Bob Boese of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department stated early Sunday that the taking pictures occurred at a business on Garvey Ave in Monterey Park. The shooter is a male, Boese stated.
This was seemingly U.S.’ first mass taking pictures incident in 2023.
Earlier dozens of cops responded to the experiences of the taking pictures in Monterey Park, a metropolis of about 60,000 folks with a big Asian inhabitants that is about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from downtown Los Angeles.
Earlier within the day, hundreds of individuals attended the annual pageant.
Seung Won Choi, who owns the Clam House seafood barbecue restaurant throughout the road from the place the taking pictures occurred, advised the Los Angles Times that three folks rushed into his business and advised him to lock the door.
The folks additionally advised Choi that there was a shooter with a machine gun who had a number of rounds of ammunition on him so he may reload. Choi stated he believes the taking pictures occurred at a dance membership.
The newspaper reported that the taking pictures occurred after 10 p.m.
Saturday was the beginning of the two-day pageant, which is likely one of the largest Lunar New Year occasions in Southern California.
