2023 Monterey Park shooting
january mass shooting occurred monterey park california united state gunman killed eleven people injured nine others shooting happened pm pst utc star ballroom dance studio allday lunar new year festival held nearby street shortly afterwards gunman drove north lai lai ballroom nearby alhambra continue shooting spree confronted staff disarmed fleeing car perpetrator identified yearold huu tran died selfinflicted gunshot wound standoff police torrance next day deadliest mass shooting history los angeles county monterey park san gabriel valley los angeles county lie seven mile km east downtown los angeles resident asian descent census became first city mainland united state majority resident asian descent ten thousand people gathered nearby january lunar new year eve start twoday festival one largest lunar new year celebration southern california festival scheduled end pm day continue next day event sunday canceled star ballroom dance studio chineseowned dance studio block west garvey avenue near intersection garfield avenue holding lunar new year countdown dance party pm part festival star ballroom dance party studio generally popular older asian american gunfire reported star ballroom pm january gunman fled scene monterey park police responded within three minute first call finding individual pouring location screaming arrived ten people pronounced dead scene ten others taken local hospital gunman used cobray semiautomatic pistol variant mac extended highcapacity magazine gun highcapacity magazine illegal california according county sheriff robert luna weapon purchased monterey park registered also described gunman male asian wearing black leather jacket blackandwhite beanie glass tran fired round dance hall unnamed witness shooting told medium gunman began shooting everybody ballroom shooting victim walking around studio owner manager ming wei reportedly first rush shooter killed one dancer yu lan kao killed shielding others gunfire others may done well police took five hour alert general public shooter large although information sent police scanner government agency scott wiese city new police chief started work two day shooting said wish awaken resident predominantly asian american police looking male asian monterey park also said police want risk sharing wrong information witness many speak english second incident occurred three mile km away alhambra approximately minute monterey park shooting gunman entered lai lai ballroom studio south garfield avenue brandon tsay yearold computer programmer whose family owns lai lai ballroom confronted gunman lobby wrestled gun away chased action lauded heroic gunman fled white cargo van later identified monterey park gunman suspect identified weapon seized alhambra scene gave authority name description around january nearly mile km away second attempted shooting site alhambra police pulled van matching description one seen leaving alhambra scene parking lot torrance stop made near intersection sepulveda hawthorne boulevard van license plate appeared stolen officer approached van heard single gunshot coming inside retreated requested tactical unit respond standoff swat officer visually armored vehicle via dronemounted camera observed man driver seat slumped steering wheel van died selfinflicted gunshot wound head norinco × mm handgun identified gunman responsible monterey park shooting alhambra incident ten people five men five woman died scene – valentino marcos alvero hongying jian yu lun kao lilan li ming wei mymy nhan muoi dai ung chia ling yau wen tau yu xiujuan yu ming wei star ballroom owner manager three victim citizen taiwan two chinese national one filipinoamerican one vietnamese national three american citizen one chinesevietnamese background two chinese descent eleventh victim diana man ling tom died lacusc medical center day attack hong kong nine people injured shooting seven remained hospitalized january critical condition gunman identified yearold huu tran august – january according different document reportedly china vietnam police stated tran vietnamese origin also lived hong kong past according friend account tran stated born state vietnam wealthy family sent taiwan youth study electrical engineering cut person hand physical altercation claimed begun life organized crime would continue moving hong kong result disowned family tran eventually immigrated united state working various job including truck driving carpet cleaning residing texas several year moving san gabriel california august became naturalized u citizen sold san gabriel home fiveminute drive away star ballroom tran bought doublewide trailer senior community mobile home park hemet suburb mile km east los angeles lived time shooting lates tran met wifetobe star ballroom dance studio taught informal dance lesson regular patron married four year later tran filed divorce approved exwife stated never violent around quick anger frequented star ballroom lai lai several year ago sometimes volunteering dance instructor ended clashing people according sheriff tran star ballroom least five year appear targeting specific victim according police department hemet tran lived visited station january january alleging family poisoning trying steal money asked return evidence never november tran arrested san gabriel police unlawful possession firearm called police possible robbery liquor store offered lead responding officer last seen suspect officer agreed drive location performed patdown tran beforehand finding rg caliber revolver jacket tran claimed taken home protection pursuing suspect unlawful possession charge ultimately dropped tran history multiple hangups domestic disturbance incident according record san gabriel police department earliest recorded instance december tran called police address threatened later telling arriving officer husband girlfriend middle divorce connection taiwanese gang trying kill three week later january tran reported found shotgun shell front lawn believed meant threat life request help reasoning called make police department aware situation case something happened police ended contacting husband denied trans allegation told officer tran calling landline night repeatedly last month tran made similar claim later saying consistenly receiving call nine month person end remaining silent whenever picked phone earlier attempt made police tap phone recording device trans request failed due malfunction shortly installation shooting authority searched trans home pursuant search warrant law enforcement found savage arm caliber boltaction rifle hundred round ammunition item suggesting tran manufacturing suppressor letter written chinese addressed law enforcement also recovered content released tran became secondoldest mass killer u history behind yearold carey hal dyess june shot killed five people including wife killing near yuma arizona manhunt gunman president joe biden instructed federal bureau investigation provide full support local authority later offered condolence ordered flag white house flown halfstaff los angeles mayor karen bass called shooting absolutely devastating governor gavin newsom said monitoring situation closely day shooting newsom visited tsay thank heroism attended meeting victim hospital second day monterey park lunar new year festival canceled security preparation stepped ahead lunar new year celebration new york city miami los angeles moment silence across country held lunar new year festivity well sporting event involving team los angeles became deadliest mass shooting history los angeles county exceeding death toll massacre covina monterey park shooting second three mass shooting california week preceded house shooting goshen followed another shooting half moon bay three shooting killing combined total people also fifth mass killing united state since beginning list mass shooting united state list shooting california